Occasional verse, moral and sacred Published for the instruction and amusement of the Candidly Serious and Religious [by Edward Perronet] |
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ON THE FOUR CARDINAL POINTS OF THE COMPASS, N. E. S. W.
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ON THE FOUR CARDINAL POINTS OF THE COMPASS, N. E. S. W.
Which, properly ranged, form the Word NEWS.
With every wind that o'er this planet blows,
Some tale is rumour'd, or some rumour flows:
To these their wish, to these is brought their doom;
But ill's the wind that blows no good to some.
Yet, good or ill, there are who none refuse,
As all's alike, so be it sounds like News.
Some tale is rumour'd, or some rumour flows:
To these their wish, to these is brought their doom;
But ill's the wind that blows no good to some.
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As all's alike, so be it sounds like News.
From the bleak North, see polar storms arise,
While the sharp East arrests the freezing skies;
The wat'ry West dread sweeps th'Atlantic shore,
And blends her tears with streams of human gore ;
Till the soft South inclines the world to peace,
Wafts her sweet balms, and bids commotion cease!
While the sharp East arrests the freezing skies;
The wat'ry West dread sweeps th'Atlantic shore,
And blends her tears with streams of human gore ;
Till the soft South inclines the world to peace,
Wafts her sweet balms, and bids commotion cease!
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