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Poems by the late John Bethune

With a sketch of the author's life, by his brother

Bethune, John (1812-1839)

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THE DESOLATED CITY.

ON THE RETURN OF THE JEWS.

A RANDOM THOUGHT.

THE COUCH BY FRIENDSHIP SPREAD.

ANGELS WATCHING FOR THE SPIRITS OF THE JUST.

SACRAMENTAL LINES—1835.

SACRAMENTAL LINES—1836.

SACRAMENTAL LINES—1837.

SACRAMENTAL LINES—1838.

INFANT DEVOTION.

WITHERED FLOWERS.

THE LAND OF REST.

THE EARLY DEAD.

LINES WRITTEN ON THE LAST NIGHT OF THE YEAR 1832.

STANZAS—1834.

THE RETURN OF SPRING.

THE FIRST OF WINTER.

THE SIXTH PSALM.

THE PRAYER OF THE FATHERLESS.

THE HAPPY HOME.

THE SHOUT OF VICTORY.

SONG TO THE RISING SUN.

HYMNS OF THE CHURCH-YARD—I.

HYMNS OF THE CHURCH-YARD—II.

SABBATH EVENING SONG.

THANKS TO GOD FOR PATIENCE TO BEAR AFFLICTION.

WARNINGS OF DEATH IN EVERY THING.

WINTER AND SPRING—MARCH 1831.

SONNET ON THE DEPARTURE OF THE YEAR 1832.

ADDRESS TO TIME—AUGUST 1836.

SCRAPS—JULY 1831.

A SPRING SONG—1834.

THE POETICAL PREACHER.—No. I.

POETICAL PREACHER.—No. II.

POETICAL PREACHER.—No. III.

THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST.

OH! LET NO TEAR.

WARNING GIVEN BY THE SETTING SUN—1831.

THE LAST FAREWELL.

MY GRANDMOTHER.

THE PARTING GIFT.

A VISION, OF AMBITION.

AUTUMNAL VERSES—1836.

THE BENEVOLENCE AND SUFFERINGS OF THE SAVIOUR.

THE DYING MOTHER.

THE LAND OF BEAUTY.

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THE ORPHAN WANDERER;

II.

THE FAITHFUL SERVANT.

A SKETCH FROM REAL LIFE.

THE SOLDIER'S WIFE.

ON THE EMANCIPATION OF THE SLAVES, AUGUST 1836.

SONNET ON THE DEPARTURE OF SUMMER 1835.

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OH! LET NO TEAR.

Oh! let no tear
Bedew your eye, to see me die;
Nor any fear
Disturb your heart, to follow where I fly!