Date: 1773
"But now my soul unus'd to stretch her powers / In flight so daring, drops her weary wing, / And seeks again the known accustom'd spot, / Drest up with sun, and shade, and lawns, and streams, / A mansion fair and spacious for its guest, / And full replete with wonders."
preview | full record— Barbauld, Anna Letitia [née Aikin] (1743-1825)
Date: 1790
"In vain we may lament the loss of our tranquillity; for peace, like the wandering dove, has forsaken its habitation in the bosom, and will return no more."
preview | full record— Williams, Helen Maria (1759-1827)