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The poetical works of William Lisle Bowles

... with memoir, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan
Bowles, William Lisle (1762-1850)

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VOL. I.
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VOL. II.
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BANWELL HILL;
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THE GRAVE OF THE LAST SAXON;
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ST JOHN IN PATMOS.
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THE SORROWS OF SWITZERLAND.
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THE VILLAGER'S VERSE-BOOK.
  
SONG OF THE CID.
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POEMS, INEDITED, UNPUBLISHED, ETC.

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IN MEMORIAM.

How blessed with thee the path could I have trod
Of quiet life, above cold want's hard fate,
(And little wishing more) nor of the great
Envious, or their proud name; but it pleased God
To take thee to his mercy: thou didst go
In youth and beauty to thy cold death-bed;
Even whilst on dreams of bliss we fondly fed,
Of years to come of comfort! Be it so.
Ere this I have felt sorrow; and even now,
Though sometimes the unbidden tear will start,
And half unman the miserable heart,
The cold dew I shall wipe from my sad brow,
And say, since hopes of bliss on earth are vain,
Best friend, farewell, till we do meet again!
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