PoemsJ. Crissy, 1822 - 252 pages |
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... soon the poisonous dreg Shall meet thy quivering lip . Thy morning , gay , perchance , hath shone , And Hope exulting , plumed its flight ; At noon , the stern destroyer came , With disappointment's blight . Hast friends ? thou hast ...
... soon the poisonous dreg Shall meet thy quivering lip . Thy morning , gay , perchance , hath shone , And Hope exulting , plumed its flight ; At noon , the stern destroyer came , With disappointment's blight . Hast friends ? thou hast ...
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... soon recalled , And war's dire besom sweeps a groaning world , Hark , from the dungeon of the dreary cells , Where haggard want , with frowning horror dwells , The accursed walls by tyrant hands upreared , The flinty stones with ...
... soon recalled , And war's dire besom sweeps a groaning world , Hark , from the dungeon of the dreary cells , Where haggard want , with frowning horror dwells , The accursed walls by tyrant hands upreared , The flinty stones with ...
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... soon may Shiloh bless the fated land , The unhallowed crescent there be seen no more ; The lawless wanderer , and Arabia's band , Forsake their prophet , and the cross adore , While songs of joy resound on Jordan's shore . Soon may the ...
... soon may Shiloh bless the fated land , The unhallowed crescent there be seen no more ; The lawless wanderer , and Arabia's band , Forsake their prophet , and the cross adore , While songs of joy resound on Jordan's shore . Soon may the ...
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... the tear . Weep not , for as the morning cloud , Doth nature's radiant smiles enshroud ; But scatters soon ; -these gloomy woes , Shall flee , and all be calm repose . Weep not , for as the floweret fair , Is 7 73 Weep not,
... the tear . Weep not , for as the morning cloud , Doth nature's radiant smiles enshroud ; But scatters soon ; -these gloomy woes , Shall flee , and all be calm repose . Weep not , for as the floweret fair , Is 7 73 Weep not,
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... soon the hour Will come , nor shall delay , when that fair Spring Whose virgin charms the raptured harp hath told , Shall quick recede , yea , flee as fast away As the bright meteor of a lowering sky , Or as fond dreams when youthful ...
... soon the hour Will come , nor shall delay , when that fair Spring Whose virgin charms the raptured harp hath told , Shall quick recede , yea , flee as fast away As the bright meteor of a lowering sky , Or as fond dreams when youthful ...
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adore afar Art thou barque beam beatific beguile bestow bids billows blessed blest bliss bloom bosom breast breath bright bright promise brow calm charms cheering clime dark DARK WAVE dear deep Dost thou doth dread dream Edom eternal fame fancy's fears flame flower Freedom calls freedom's gleam gloom grave grief hallowed Hark hast hath heart heaven holy hope hour hushed immortal Jesus kindly life's lonely looks at t'other Lord lowly memory moan morn mourn naught ne'er neath night o'er Palestine peace plain pleasure prayer rapture repose rest sacred sainted band Saviour's day scenes SECOND SHEPHERD shore shrine sigh sleep slumber smile song sorrow soul STANZAS Star strains sweet sweet emotions swell t'other side tear tell tempest thee thine throne Tis midnight tomb Twas vesper bell viewless virgin song waken wanderer wave weary weep wept whispering wilt wrapt youth
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Page 46 - THERE is an hour of peaceful rest To mourning wanderers given ; There is a joy for souls distressed, A balm for every wounded breast : 'Tis found above, in Heaven. 2 There is a home for weary souls By sin and sorrow driven ; When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, And all is drear but Heaven.
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Page 46 - There, fragrant flowers, immortal, bloom, And joys supreme are given ; There, rays divine disperse the gloom : Beyond the confines of the tomb Appears the dawn of heaven.
Page 97 - T is then the soul is freed from fears And doubts which here annoy ; Then they that oft had sown in tears Shall reap again in joy. 3 There is a home of sweet repose, Where storms assail no more ; The stream of endless pleasure flows On that celestial shore.
Page 129 - Tis midnight ; and, from all removed, The Saviour wrestles lone with fears ; E'en that disciple whom he loved Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight ; and for others...
Page 223 - BY-PAST HOURS. Go, dream of by-past hours ; In retrospect, once more, Pluck fancy's gayest flowers, , And revel in thy store. Go, seek thy native cot, Scene of affection free, Where pleasure cheered thy lot, Where love was all to thee. Do this, but never tell The heartless world thy dream ; Its scorn would hope dispel, Would crush the fairy theme. Do this, but in thy breast Let each fond wish expire : For sorrows unrepressed Are his who loves the lyre.
Page 46 - Tis fair as breath of even ; A couch for weary mortals spread, Where they may rest the aching head, And find repose, in heaven ! There is a home for weary souls, By sin and sorrow driven ; When toss'd on Life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise, and ocean rolls, And all is drear but heaven ! There, Faith lifts up her cheerful eye...
Page 129 - Tis midnight ; and on Olive's brow The star is dimmed that lately shone ; 'Tis midnight ; in the garden, now, The suffering Saviour prays alone. 2 'Tis midnight ; and, from all removed, The Saviour wrestles lone with fears ; E'en that disciple whom he loved Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight ; and for others...
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