Imitation Of Lines Written By Roucher, Below His Picture, Which A Fellow-Prisoner Had Drawn, And Which He Sent To His Wife And Children The Day Before His Execution. — 1794.
18th Century Helen Maria Williams EnglishIMITATION OF LINES
WRITTEN BY ROUCHER, BELOW HIS PICTURE, WHICH A FELLOW-PRISONER HAD DRAWN, AND WHICH HE SENT TO HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN THE DAY BEFORE HIS EXECUTION. — 1794.
Lov'd objects! cease to wonder when ye trace The melancholy air that clouds my face; Ah! while the Painter's skill this image drew, They rear'd the Scaffold, and I thought of you!