Guesses at the Beautiful; Poems (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1832 Excerpt: ... LINES TO A FRIEND. fin Answer to some Verses addressed to me.) Listen, while I sing to thee--Tho' so weak my minstrelsy; Lay not down thy tuneful lyre, Cease not yet to feed the fire That hath burnt with steady glow From the misty Long-ago;--Do not bid thy planet set, Earth hath much of darkness yet. Thou hast well nigh run Life's race-I, but left its starting-place. Snares thou hast escap'd, while I Know not even where they lie; So I thank thee for the line Thou hast drawn for path of mine, And will strive to follow there, That I may thy welcome share, To the Poet's sunny home, Where ethereal spirits roam. Little longs my soul for fame--Little cares it for a name--Less shall heed or foe or friend, So my thoughts to virtue tend, So my actions may perchance Teach my Brother to advance Upwards from this clay-cold sod, Nearer Nature--nearer God Wreathe a laurel round thy brow--Thou hast earn'd it long ere now;--May thy sun with glorious ray Brightly gild departing day; May it tinge the western skies With the Spirit's purest dyes, And before it sets in night Shed a flood of holy light O'er thy path, that I may be Gladden'd on to follow thee; And when I for Truth have striven, Follow thee from earth to Heaven A SABBATH SONG. (Written on a Summer's Morning.) Up, up and be rejoicing --Up, up toZion'shill The fount of Mercy riseth there, And we may drink our fill. Up, up and be rejoicing Behold the dawning day --The clouds that gather'd round our souls Are vanishing away. Up, up and be rejoicing The sky is bright and clear--The Blessed Sun of Righteousness Is shining far and near. Up, up and be rejoicing The birds are on the bough--Hark hark how they are caroling Of our salvation now. Up, up and be rejoicing The bee is on the wing, Laden with honey f...