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THE ARBOR VITÆ. |
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Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||
LXVI. THE ARBOR VITÆ.
Four Decades, thou, in sunshine and in rain,
Close by my threshold a tall sentinel
Hast stood;—when first I crossed it, thou canst tell
Of home's late severed ties how keen the pain!
Close by my threshold a tall sentinel
Hast stood;—when first I crossed it, thou canst tell
Of home's late severed ties how keen the pain!
But hope returned—those fond regrets were vain,
Charm'd by new scenes, I learnt to love the swell
Of Bere's brown heaths, while to my lonely cell
Came friends, alas! who ne'er can come again:
Charm'd by new scenes, I learnt to love the swell
Of Bere's brown heaths, while to my lonely cell
Came friends, alas! who ne'er can come again:
And well, dear tree, thy vigil thou hast kept;
Hast seen how oft we've joyed, how seldom wept,
Seen kindred, brothers, parents, children, wife—
Hast seen how oft we've joyed, how seldom wept,
Seen kindred, brothers, parents, children, wife—
The loved and loving up our pathway tread;
Are they not now—the living and the dead—
In one all gathered round The Tree of Life?
Are they not now—the living and the dead—
In one all gathered round The Tree of Life?
1861. C. L.
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