The Poetical Works of the late Mrs Mary Robinson including many pieces never before published. In Three Volumes |
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STANZAS TO REST. |
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STANZAS TO REST.
When hidden fears the bosom tears,
And love no longer cheats the breast,
Hope comes to break the spells of care,
And give the tortur'd bosom rest.
And love no longer cheats the breast,
Hope comes to break the spells of care,
And give the tortur'd bosom rest.
The world looks gay, the shadows past,
All Nature smiles, by Fancy drest:
But soon the day of bliss o'ercast
Will prove—how short a lover's rest!
All Nature smiles, by Fancy drest:
But soon the day of bliss o'ercast
Will prove—how short a lover's rest!
The gentle breeze that fans the main,
Scarce seems to move the Halcyon's nest,
Soon yields to winter's potent reign,
And storms succeed the transient rest.
Scarce seems to move the Halcyon's nest,
Soon yields to winter's potent reign,
And storms succeed the transient rest.
Then let the wretch, whom Pleasure flies,
Ne'er think that Rapture's sons are blest,
For Apathy alone supplies
The sweet, the envied balm of rest!
Ne'er think that Rapture's sons are blest,
For Apathy alone supplies
The sweet, the envied balm of rest!
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