Pens

Verses by Hester Lynch Thrale

Sophia Thrale has sent me a Present of curious Pens; very new & neat & portable I returned her these Verses in three hours Time … They really write Hebrew very nicely.

To give my lovely Girl Delight
What with her Present shall I write ?
What Character assume ?
A plodding Scholar best they'll fit,
For Foes to feather-headed Wit
Are pens without a Plume.

Written by Hester Lynch Thrale.
Thraliana entry dated 30 July 1805. Hester Thrale's spelling, grammar and capitalisation, some of which may not conform to today's standards, are reproduced faithfully throughout.