 | The Poems of St. George Tucker of Williamsburg, Virginia 1752-1827 |  |
Woman
Woman parent of mankind
Tender nurse of infant years,
Comfort of the sick and blind,
Soother of all human cares.
Tender nurse of infant years,
Comfort of the sick and blind,
Soother of all human cares.
Object dear of infant love
Magnet of the youthful heart,
Every passion born to move,
Every blessing to impart.
Magnet of the youthful heart,
Every passion born to move,
Every blessing to impart.
Consort sweet of riper years,
Idol of the manly breast,
Age's guide through vales of tears,
To the mansions of the blessed.
Idol of the manly breast,
Age's guide through vales of tears,
To the mansions of the blessed.
75
Be thou still, as from the first,
Joy and comfort of my heart,
And when death thy bands shall burst
May we meet, no more to part.
Joy and comfort of my heart,
And when death thy bands shall burst
May we meet, no more to part.
Sept. 11, 1819
| The Poems of St. George Tucker of Williamsburg, Virginia 1752-1827 | |