University of Virginia Library

Search this document 
Three hours ; or, the vigil of love : and other poems

Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell (1788-1879)

collapse section 
[section]
  
[dedication]
collapse section1. 
[PART I.]
collapse section 
THREE HOURS; OR, THE VIGIL OF LOVE.
expand section1. 
FIRST HOUR.
collapse section2. 
SECOND HOUR.
 1. 
1.
 2. 
2.
 3. 
3.
 4. 
4.
 5. 
5.
 6. 
6.
 7. 
7.
 8. 
8.
 9. 
9.
 10. 
10.
 11. 
11.
 12. 
12.
 13. 
13.
 14. 
14.
expand section3. 
THIRD HOUR.
expand section2. 
PART II. POEMS.
expand section3. 
PART III.
expand section4. 
[PART IV.] THE MISSISSIPPI, AND OTHER POEMS.

collapse section Collapse All | Expand All expand section
previous section Three hours ; or, the vigil of love : and other poems
next section

4.

Such strange wild tales, with withering blight,
Came over her mind this long, lone night;
And as she prayed, and the clock struck ten,
It seemed to echo her low “Amen!”
Its last vibration thrilled her ear,
As some sweet, soothing whisper near,—
She thought—“My husband will be here!
Even now, perchance, he's almost home—
I'll open the window and see him come:”
The door was barred where the Indian trod,
And she opened the shutter and looked abroad.
previous section Three hours ; or, the vigil of love : and other poems
next section