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Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824 [1795], Trials of the human heart, volume 1 ('printed for the author, by Wrigley & Berriman', Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf328v1]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
THE day was pa&longs;t, the en&longs;anguin'd plain, O'er&longs;pread with many a valiant hero &longs;lain; When Anna to her brea&longs;t her infant caught, And 'mong&longs;t the &longs;laughter'd heaps her Henry &longs;ought. The pale moon &longs;hed a feeble ray of light, Which added to the horrors of the night. Trembling with angui&longs;h and de&longs;pair, To heaven &longs;he thus addre&longs;s'd her pray'r. Ju&longs;t power, who &longs;aw my Henry fall, Conduct me where he lies, And let me bath his wounds in tears, And let me &longs;eal his eyes. This morn, when he went forth, I pray'd No evil might betide him, But &longs;ince he fell, oh guide me where, And let me die be&longs;ide him. Henry tho' dying knew his Anna's voice, Cried, “dry tho&longs;e tears, my Anna and rejoice; For tho' I'm lo&longs;t to thee, yet future &longs;tory, Shall tell, thy Henry liv'd and died with glory.
And teach my boy the road to fame,” he cried, “Farewell!” then faintly gra&longs;pt her hand and died. Weeping &longs;he knelt and ki&longs;&longs;ed the breathle&longs;s clay, And vow'd his la&longs;t injunctions to obey. Yes matchle&longs;s youth, tho' lo&longs;t to me, By hope in&longs;pir'd, in thought I &longs;ee On glory's wings thy &longs;pirit ri&longs;e, And angles waft it to the &longs;kies. I'll tell my &longs;on his father's deeds, And tho' my heart with angui&longs;h bleeds, I'll teach his &longs;oul, like thine to &longs;oar, And mark the path thou'&longs;t trod before. Then tho' like thee, he yields his breath, I'll glory in my hero's death.
Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824 [1795], Trials of the human heart, volume 1 ('printed for the author, by Wrigley & Berriman', Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf328v1]. |
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