Poems, chiefly pastoral By John Cunningham. The second edition. With the Addition of several pastorals and other pieces |
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On the Death of Mr ---, of Sunderland.
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On the Death of Mr ---, of Sunderland.
Go, breath of Sorrow,—go attending sighs,
Acquaint the natives of the northern shore,
The man they lov'd, the man they honour'd, dies,
And Charity's first steward—is no more.
Acquaint the natives of the northern shore,
The man they lov'd, the man they honour'd, dies,
And Charity's first steward—is no more.
Where shall the poor a friendly patron find?
Who shall relieve them from their loads of pain?
Say, has he left a feeling heart behind,
So gracious—good—so tenderly humane?
Who shall relieve them from their loads of pain?
Say, has he left a feeling heart behind,
So gracious—good—so tenderly humane?
Yes—there survives his darling offspring—young,
Yet in the paths of Virtue, steady—sure!
'Twas the last lesson from his parent's tongue,
‘Think, (O remember) think upon my Poor.’
Yet in the paths of Virtue, steady—sure!
'Twas the last lesson from his parent's tongue,
‘Think, (O remember) think upon my Poor.’
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