EXTEMPORE in the GARDEN of a CONVENT belonging to LES SOEURS NOIR, à BOURBURG. Isabella Kelly (née Fordyce) Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T122123 Kelly, Isabella, 1759-1857. Collection of Poems and Fables on Several Occasions. London W. Richardson 1794 pp. 29-30. 72p.

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EXTEMPORE in the GARDEN of a CONVENT belonging to LES SOEURS NOIR , à BOURBURG . Hail blest retirement ! to this calm retreat The sorrowing wretch may turn her weary feet ; Here hopes , and fears , and wishes , sink to rest , And , here , serene becomes the tortur'd breast ; No anxious cares can here the mind alarm , No hope for pleasure , nor no dread of harm ; Far from temptation's wiles these saints reside , Heaven their pursuit , and innocence their guide ; Wrong-judging world ! that deem these cells the tomb , And think these walls conceal despairing gloom , Approach and view the inmates of this place , Their peaceful manner , tranquil , smiling face ; Approach , and learn from these so truly good , Where Heaven resides , nor discontents intrude , Where true religion , unaffected truth , The constant guide of their unerring youth , At length shall lead them to the blest abode Of kindred saints , their Saviour and their God .