James McBride bookplate

The bookplate of James McBride of Hamilton, Ohio, features a drawing of a contemplative scene. A seated woman is holding a book in her right hand, her chin resting on her left hand. A tree on either side of her frame the scene. A poem at the top of the bookplate reads: "An elegant sufficiency, content,/Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books,/Ease and alternate labour, useful life,/Progressive, virtue, and approving Heaven!" The Motto reads "Pro aris et focis" ("For our altars and hearths"), which was used to express attachment to everything most dear. The name "James McBride," written in script, appears at the bottom edge