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children, NESSY HEYWOOD, PETER HEYWOOD. 
JAMES HEYWOOD." 
This amiable girl possessed, among other 
accomplishments, poetic powers of no common 
order. There remain in manuscript many 
copies of verses of her composition on various 
subjects ; though her theme of themes was her 
brother, his sufferings, and his restoration to 
liberty and honour. The following are among 
the lines which she wrote, " On receiving certain 
intelligence that my most amiable and beloved 
brother, Peter Heywood, would soon be restored to 
freedom:"* 
blissful hour ! moment of delight ! 
Replete with happiness, with rapture bright. 
An age of pain is sure repaid by this ; 
'Tis joy too great 'tis ecstasy of bliss. 
My beating heart, oppress'd with woe and care, 
Has yet to learn such happiness to bear. 
From grief, distracting grief, thus high to soar, 
To know dull pain and misery no more, 
To hail each op'ning morn with new delight, 
To rest in peace and joy each happy night, 
To see my Lycidas from bondage free, 
Restored to life, to pleasure, and to me ; 
To see him thus, adorn' d with virtue's charms, 
To give him to a longing mother's arms, 
To know him by surrounding friends caress'd, 
Of honour, fame, of life's best gifts possess'd ; 
Oh, my full heart ! 'tis joy, 'tis bliss supreme, 
And though 'tis real, yet, how like a dream ! 
Then teach me, Heav'n, to bear it as I ought ; 
Inspire each rapt'rous, each transporting thought 
Teach me to bend beneath Thy bounteous hand, 
With gratitude my willing heart expand : 
To Thy Omnipotence I humbly bow, 
Afflicted once but ah ! how happy now ! 
What reader does not wish to learn more 
about Nessy Hey wood? In less than a year 
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