The Works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld/Volume 1/On a Lady's Writing

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ON A LADY'S WRITING.

Her even lines her steady temper show,
Neat as her dress, and polished as her brow;
Strong as her judgement, 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.