Poems on Different Subjects: Original and SelectedH. H. Brown, Printer, 1819 - 48 pages |
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... ne'er will part . " Accept the simile , dear Madam , tho ' Your heart is wrung with recent pange of woe . You've lost a daughter , whom you dearly lov'd , But he who made her has your child remov'd To that blest world , where all is ...
... ne'er will part . " Accept the simile , dear Madam , tho ' Your heart is wrung with recent pange of woe . You've lost a daughter , whom you dearly lov'd , But he who made her has your child remov'd To that blest world , where all is ...
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... ne'er again to part . Begone , vain world , nor tempt my heart from GOD ;鼋 There is reserv'd for saints a blest abode , Where grief shall cease , and ev'ry tear be dry , And all be joy and peace beyond the sky . Glide swiftly on , ye ...
... ne'er again to part . Begone , vain world , nor tempt my heart from GOD ;鼋 There is reserv'd for saints a blest abode , Where grief shall cease , and ev'ry tear be dry , And all be joy and peace beyond the sky . Glide swiftly on , ye ...
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... ne'er drew her silken cord , Our souls , I hope , are sisters in the LORD . Allied by sorrow and by grace , I trust , Let us remember that all flesh is dust ; And like a flower it quickly fades away , Is gone to - morrow , tho ' in ...
... ne'er drew her silken cord , Our souls , I hope , are sisters in the LORD . Allied by sorrow and by grace , I trust , Let us remember that all flesh is dust ; And like a flower it quickly fades away , Is gone to - morrow , tho ' in ...
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... ne'er prevail , To reach the distant coast ; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail , Or all the toil is lost . F3 COWPER . RELIGION . From the Search and other Poems . BY 41.
... ne'er prevail , To reach the distant coast ; The breath of Heaven must swell the sail , Or all the toil is lost . F3 COWPER . RELIGION . From the Search and other Poems . BY 41.
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... ne'er can find ! Humbly I look to brighter scenes , And gladly hail that form benign , Of mercy , who with brightest beams Cheering all hearts , shall smile on mine ! April , 1817 . O. H. HYMN . To thee , my GOD , I hourly And I have ...
... ne'er can find ! Humbly I look to brighter scenes , And gladly hail that form benign , Of mercy , who with brightest beams Cheering all hearts , shall smile on mine ! April , 1817 . O. H. HYMN . To thee , my GOD , I hourly And I have ...
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adieu art thou Authoress balm bless'd blessed blest world bliss bloom breast With virtue's breath bright calm cherub child clasp'd dear Madam DEATH earth eternal rest Ev'ry sigh eyes fair fled flowers forever FORGIVE the Muse free from woe friendship giddy steep gone grace grateful heart grave H. H. BROWN happiness with fear heav'nly maid Heaven hope the gloomy hour can cheer infant joys can never kiss live lov'd lovely Harriet Lyre METHINKS mind mourn ne'er o'er pain pang Parnassus peace plac'd pleasure POEMS ON DIFFERENT realms repine rich rose SABBATH Saints scene skies sleep smile soon will meet sooth sorrow soul sweet sweetly sympathy tears temper happiness tempest thee thine thro thy bosom thy heart thy love Thy mother's face thy praise Tis pure RELIGION tranquil wisdom blest troubled breast trust vale of tears virtue's tranquil wisdom weary pilgrims found Who'er enjoys th wounds
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Page 41 - Tis here the folly of the wise Through all his art we view ; And. while his tongue the charge denies, His conscience owns it true.
Page 41 - WEAK and irresolute is man ; The purpose of to-day, Woven with pains into his plan, To-morrow rends away.
Page 33 - There is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found ; And while the mouldering ashes sleep Low in the ground...
Page 37 - THERE is a calm for those who weep, A rest for weary pilgrims found, They softly lie and sweetly sleep Low in the ground.
Page 34 - By all the terrors of the tomb, Beyond the power of tongue to tell ; By the dread secrets of my womb ; By Death and Hell; " I charge thee LIVE ! repent and pray, In dust thine infamy deplore ; There yet is mercy : go thy way, And sin no more.
Page 42 - THERE is a calm the poor in spirit know, That softens sorrow, and that sweetens woe ; There is a peace that dwells within the breast When all without is stormy and distrest ; There is a light that gilds the darkest hour, When dangers thicken, and when tempests lour. That calm to faith, and hope, and love is given That peace remains when all beside is riven. That light shines down to man direct from heaven ! EDMESTON.
Page 39 - Sunk in self-consuming anguish, Can the poor heart always ache ? No, the tortured nerve will languish, Or the strings of life must break.
Page 36 - To FRIENDSHIP didst thou trust thy fame, And was thy friend a deadly foe, Who stole into thy breast to aim A surer blow ?
Page 36 - Seek the true treasure, seldom found, Of power the fiercest griefs to calm ; And soothe the bosom's deepest wound With heavenly balm. " Did WOMAN'S charms thy youth beguile, — And did the fair one faithless prove ? Hath she betray'd thee with...
Page 37 - The sun is but a spark of fire, A transient meteor in the sky ; The soul, immortal as its Sire, Shall never die ! TEN YEARS AGO.— AA WATTS.