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The Poetical Works of John Critchley Prince

Edited by R. A. Douglas Lithgow
Prince, John Critchley (1808-1866)

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IN TWO VOLS.—VOL. I.
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HOURS WITH THE MUSES
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DREAMS AND REALITIES.
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IN TWO VOLS.—VOL. II.

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39

HOPE.

Veiled by the shadows of obscurest night,
All Dian's host are shining unrevealed,
Save one fair star on heaven's unbounded field,
All lonely, lovely, fascinating, bright;
How clearly tremulous it hails the sight!
As if 'twould smile away the clouds that lie
Athwart its glorious sisters of the sky,
Prohibiting our earth their holy light:
So, as I stumble on the path of life,
Without one voice to cheer, one heart to love—
When all is darkness round me, and above,
And every bitter feeling is at strife—
The star of Hope my spirit can illume,
And draw fresh lustre from surrounding gloom.
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