LINES ADDRESSED TO A YOUNG FRIEND, MISS B. Dear Mary, had thy friend the power Thy future to control, No shade of sorrow e'er should cloud Thy life should smoothly glide along The morning dawns in cheerful light Upon thy youthful head; Oh, may a day as fair and bright Affection's kind and fostering hand Oh! let a harvest rich and rare With feelings all refined; That when thy long and useful day Is drawing to a close, Not one reflection on the past Shall ruffle thy repose. Each sweet remembrance as it comes Of passions conquered, faults redeemed, Shall shed a ray of peace and joy TO CAROLINE, ON THE EVE OF HER MARRIAGE AND DEPARTURE FOR THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Adieu, my fair, my much loved friend, A long, a last farewell! May angels on your steps attend, And every fear dispel! May He who rules the boisterous sea, When severed is each tender tie, Which binds your heart to home, A wanderer you roam, May he, the friend for whose dear love And may the sacred cause divine, And when in heathen lands you hear May the glad sound your bosom cheer While you Should pain and sickness cloud your brow, And should your weary spirit find Oh! then let faith and grace combine; Each earthly care may you resign,- That word which will not, cannot fail, TO MY DAUGHTER MARGARET, WHEN A CHILD. (Written on Saturday evening.) Dear Margaret, when the morning sun Let sacred contemplation fire Thy young and ardent mind, Oh! mayst thou sing Redeeming love! A TRIBUTE TO MY FRIEND, MRS. Oh thou! whose gentle voice recalls And all those soft, endearing joys, When peerless daughters blessed my arms, Whose smiles were dearer to my heart Oh! thou, whose sympathy sustained When dearest Margaret meekly bowed Who like a ministering angel stood, What blessings shall I ask for thee? My grateful love hath won! Fortune hath pour'd her choicest gifts Husband and children grace thy board If e'er an aspiration rose Within thy gentle breast, If e'er thy heart hath form'd a wish Oh! may that power who rules on earth, According to his will, In answer to my fervent prayer That cherish'd wish fulfil! |