POEMS,

ON

DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A DESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT

OF A

FAMILY TOUR TO THE WEST;

IN THE YEAR, 1800.

IN A

LETTER TO A LADY.

BY SALLY HASTINGS.

Celestial Guide, inspire my artless Song,
To warm the Languid, and instruct the Young;
From Error, to protect the op'ning Mind,
And point the path to Happiness refin'd;
To wake the Pious, win the careless Heart,
And Pleasure, with Improvement, to impart.
Aid me, aright, to speak thy hallowed Name;
Nor let my rash presumptuous Pen blaspheme.
Aid me to dress fair Truth in Fancy's guise :
The Truths I sing, aid me to realize.

Inspire each Thought, each Sentiment refine;
Live in each Page, preside o'er ev'ry Line;
Adorn my Muse with Grace and Love divine.

LANCASTER,

PRINTED AND SOLD, RY WILLIAM DICKSON, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUTHORESS.

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

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ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS. 1902