Lines written at Shurton Bars, near Bridgewater, September 1795, in Answer to a Letter from Bristol.

Here, by the shore, where waves do softly sigh,
And ocean's breath, doth whisper on the breeze,
I sit alone, beneath the evening sky,
And think of thee, and all thy pleasant ease.

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American lyric poet, known for her poems on love, nature, and the feminine experience. Her work often displays a delicate and musical quality.

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