Originally published in The New Monthly Magazine (S.&R. Bentley) vol.2 #9 (Sep 1821).
I bade the artist use his utmost care,
To make this image of my sister smile;
That though in woe, or sickness, thou may'st there
Ne'er trace the sorrows thou could'st ne'er beguile:
Or that when time or fate shall chill my heart,
And when in silent peace I calmly sleep,
E'en then, to thee no pain I may impart,
To swell thy breast with sighs, or bid thee weep!
July, 1821.