 | Poems by William Kendall |  |
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INVOCATION To LAURA.
O thou, whose smiles divine have power
To calm the swelling tide of woe,
And where the clouds of sorrow lour
To bid the gales of pleasure blow;
To calm the swelling tide of woe,
And where the clouds of sorrow lour
To bid the gales of pleasure blow;
For thee, sweet maid, with artless lyre
A trembling lover wakes the lay;
For thee, in songs of soft desire
His soul impassion'd melts away.
A trembling lover wakes the lay;
For thee, in songs of soft desire
His soul impassion'd melts away.
Bright source of love's immortal flame,
Approve the measures as they flow:
Thy praise can give eternal fame,
Thy smile eternal bliss bestow!
Approve the measures as they flow:
Thy praise can give eternal fame,
Thy smile eternal bliss bestow!
| Poems by William Kendall | |