Memorials of Theophilus Trinal, Student By Thomas T. Lynch. Third Edition, Enlarged |
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THE SEA AND THE RAINS.
Fresh-water rains
Come from the salt and bitter sea;
And the sunny shower
Was once a dark wave heaving stormily.
Come from the salt and bitter sea;
And the sunny shower
Was once a dark wave heaving stormily.
Vast spreading Time,
Is a wind-aroused unshelter'd ocean;
Wave following wave
Of bitter and dark Event in endless motion.
Is a wind-aroused unshelter'd ocean;
Wave following wave
Of bitter and dark Event in endless motion.
But the saltness gone
High in our spirit as the air,
Ascending mists
Into the clouds of thought collected are.
High in our spirit as the air,
Ascending mists
Into the clouds of thought collected are.
Then fall fresh showers
Upon all plains, all mountain-tops;
Pure uttered words,
Many, electric, large as summer drops.
Upon all plains, all mountain-tops;
Pure uttered words,
Many, electric, large as summer drops.
And new clouds ever,
To wander are rising from this sea;
With a blessing stored,
Rich influence of truth and poetry.
To wander are rising from this sea;
With a blessing stored,
Rich influence of truth and poetry.
And the heart possessing
Its power of purpose and of deed;
This sweet from bitter
Wakens for bloom and fruit the holy seed.
Its power of purpose and of deed;
This sweet from bitter
Wakens for bloom and fruit the holy seed.
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