II.—The Stitchery of Samplers, with a Note on their Materials

“Sad sewers make sad samplers. We’ll be sorry
Down to our fingers’-ends and ’broider emblems
Native to desolation—cypress sprays,
Yew-tufts and hectic leaves of various autumn
And bitter tawny rue, and bent blackthorns.”
The Soldier of Fortune.—Lord de Tabley.