Laetitia Pilkington (1712-1750). Written on her Death-Bed. J. C. Squire, ed. 1921. A Book of Women's Verse

J. C. Squire, ed. A Book of Women’s Verse. 1921.

Written on her Death-Bed

By Laetitia Pilkington (1712–1750)


MY Lord, my Saviour, and my God,
I bow to thy correcting rod;
Nor will I murmur or complain,
Tho’ every limb be fill’d with pain;
Tho’ my weak tongue its aid denies;	5
And daylight wounds my wretched eyes.