That what she needs will answer to her call.
To write is business, and, though taught to write,
She keeps the pen and paper out of sight;
What once was painful she cannot allow
To be enjoyment or amusement now.
She wonders why the ladies are so fond 40
Of such long letters, when they correspond;
Crowded and cross’d by ink of different stain,
She thinks to read them would confuse her brain;
Nor much mistakes; but still has no pretence