LINES FOR THE BLANK LEAF OF MY PRAYER BOOK: WRITTEN ON A SUNDAY. 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 p. 35. 72p.

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LINES FOR THE BLANK LEAF OF MY PRAYER BOOK : WRITTEN ON A SUNDAY . Whilst wanderers , destin'd here on earth to stray , This sacred page will point the better way ; 'Twill soothe each care , 'twill chearful faith impart , Amend each error , and direct the heart ; Teach , with fair prospects not to be elate , Nor fainting sink beneath the frowns of fate ; Nor ever murmur at what Heaven denies , But think each cross a blessing in disguise . When pleasure's maze displays alluring charms , When ills and dangers spread their dire alarms , These lines were by kind Providence design'd To clear illusion , and compose the mind . All gracious Power ! vouchsafe to hear my pray'r ! Guard me , and guide me with thy kindest care : Each rising morn sweet gratitude I'll pay , For the dear blessing of this sacred day .