A collection of poems on various subjects including the theatre, a didactic essay; in the course of which are pointed out, the rocks and shoals to which deluded adventurers are inevitably exposed. Ornamented with cuts and illustrated with notes, original letters and curious incidental anecdotes [by Samuel Whyte] |
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MY OWN EPITAPH.
Born premature, such the all-wise decreeLoud shriek'd the storm, and mountains ran the sea;—
Ah! what, sweet Voyager! in that dreadful hour,
Avail'd thy blooming youth; thy beauty's pow'r
She died!—her breast with double anguish torn,
And, her sole care, I first drew breath forlorn.
Her nurse, when female aid was most requir'd,
Faithful to death, kiss'd, bless'd her and expir'd;
The stout ship braved the elemental strife,
And the good crew preserv'd my little life.
Lerpool receiv'd and foster'd me a while,—
Call'd, thrice repuls'd, thence to Hibernia's isle,
With letter'd aid she taught me ills to bear,
And long, not unesteem'd, I sojourn'd there.
Erewhile the state was of my Sire bereft,
And I, hard fate! a helpless orphan left:
Nor, as if mark'd for persecution's spite,
Did one parental smile e'er cheer my sight.
My arms two Sons and one dear Daughter bless'd;
Heaven be their refuge!—here at last I rest.
Faults too I had, and failings not a few;
But yet a heart, I trust, humane and true:
If more the curious reader ask to know,
The final Sentence all in all will show.
JAMQUE OPUS EXEGI.—
| A collection of poems on various subjects | |