The Poems of Thomas Pestell Edited with an account of his life and work by Hannah Buchan |
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The Relief on Easter Eve.
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The Poems of Thomas Pestell | ||
The Relief on Easter Eve.
Like an Hart, the liue-long dayThat in thorns and thickets lay,
Rouse thee soul, thy flesh forsake,
Got to relief from thy brake;
Shuddering I would have thee part,
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Look behind thee still to see,
If thy frailties follow thee.
Deep in silence of the night,
Take a sweet and stoln delight.
Graze on Clover by this calm,
Precious spring of bleeding Balm,
Thou remembrest how it ran
From his side, thats God and man.
Taste the pleasures of this stream,
Thou wilt think thy flesh a dream.
Nightly this Repast go take,
Got to Relief from thy brake.
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