WHEN maidens such as Hester die br Their place ye may not well supply, br Though ye among a thousand try br    With vain endeavour. br br A month or more hath she been dead, br Yet cannot I by force be led br To think upon the wormy bed br    And her together. br br A springy motion in her gait, br A rising step, did indicate br Of pride and joy no common rate, br    That flush'd her spirit: br br I know not by what name beside br I shall it call: if 'twas not pride, br It was a joy to that allied, br    She did inherit. br br Her parents held the Quaker rule, br Which doth the human feeling cool; br But she was train'd in Nature's school; br    Nature had blest her. br br A waking eye, a prying mind; br A heart that stirs, is hard to bind; br A hawk's keen sight ye cannot blind; br    Ye could not Hester.