Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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THE WAY-FARING MAN.
A PARODY.
I
The wand'ring pilgrim treads his road,In search of Happiness and God!
Undaunt he ventures on his way,
Tho' tost by night as tir'd by day:
In hopes, when every toil is o'er,
To land upon the eternal shore.
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II
When tempests howl and storms arise,That shake the turrets of the skies;
When waves as mountain billows foam,
His faith still eyes the promis'd home;
In hopes, when every toil is o'er,
To land upon the eternal shore.
III
When round the altar's sacred mount,His joys their former griefs recount,
His tried companions join the throng,
And shout the universal song:
“O may we, when those toils are o'er,
“All safely tread the eternal shore.
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