A Miscellany of Poems consisting of Original Poems, Translations, Pastorals in the Cumberland Dialect, Familiar Epistles, Fables, Songs, and Epigrams, by the late Reverend Josiah Relph ... With a Preface and a Glossary |
In Imitation of PSALM CXXXI. |
A Miscellany of Poems | ||
In Imitation of PSALM CXXXI.
I
Contented with the part assigned,No envious thoughts disturb my mind;
The province given I tend with care,
And aim at nought beyond my sphere.
II
Disdainful glance I never throwOn any God has placed below;
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Afflicted too, too much before.
III
My soul an even surface keeps,In silence every passion sleeps;
Each fond desire I calm to rest,
Like a young Babe forbid the breast.
IV
Henceforth let all in every case,Their trust in great Jehovah place;
Whatever portion he decrees,
Our God can make that portion please.
A Miscellany of Poems | ||