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ACROSTICS.
BURNS.
Born of the people with a dower of song;—Unlearnt in academic lore, yet strong;
Ranging each chord of lyric minstrelsy
'Neath genius-tutored fingers grandly free;
Still sweet and clear thy tones for Time eterne shall be.
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COWPER.
Calm and clear-toned the music of thy song,Of depths diviner than to bards belong,
Who scale Parnassian heights with sordid aim:—
Pure as a ray of brightly flashing flame
Eradiating from Truth's torch to show
Rash Man a heavenward path amid Life's woe.
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THE ELDER HOOD.
How brilliant and how versatile art thou,—Of every style a master. Deep-souled thought
On many themes is here, rare puns, and now
Disports a freak of fancy genius-fraught.
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KIRKE WHITE.
Kind and true-hearted was thy youthful life,
In every manly attribute most rife;
Rich in a mind rare cultured, and which sought
Knowledge with pursuit keen, and ever thought
Each effort well repaid that learning brought.
In every manly attribute most rife;
Rich in a mind rare cultured, and which sought
Knowledge with pursuit keen, and ever thought
Each effort well repaid that learning brought.
Wise thought on such as thee doth cheer the heart,
Having their course before us as a chart,
In which is shown a way whereby each one,
Though sore the toil and scorching be Life's sun,
Elated shall receive God's glad “Well done.”
Having their course before us as a chart,
In which is shown a way whereby each one,
Though sore the toil and scorching be Life's sun,
Elated shall receive God's glad “Well done.”
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