On a Lady's Writing

Anna Lætitia Barbauld

Anna Lætitia Barbauld portrait

1743 to 1825

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Her even lines her steady temper show;
Neat as her dress, and polish'd as her brow;
Strong as her judgment, easy as her air;
Correct though free, and regular though fair:
And the same graces o'er her pen preside
That form her manners and her footsteps guide.

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