Eliza Skelton 1820 by Hands Across the Seas

Eliza Skelton 1820 by Hands Across the SeasWith a young boy, dressed as a Cavalier and riding a rocking horse, it is a lovely heirloom sampler to stitch for a child. Rocking horses have been loved by children for many centuries. The verse that Eliza chose for her sampler was taken from Eves Hymn Lifes road let me cautiously view, And longer disdain to be wise, Forebearing such Paths to Pursue, As my reason should hate or despise, To crown both my age and my youth, Let me mark where religion