Songs, Ballads, and Other Poems by the late Thomas Haynes Bayly; Edited by his Widow. With A Memoir of the Author. In Two Volumes |
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SHOW ME THE RUINED MAN.
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Show me the ruined manWho never hopes to rise,
Who on the earth where he is hurl'd,
Without an effort lies.
Oh! bid him come to me
And tell his secret care;
Whate'er it be, he yet must learn
Man never should despair.
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This is not said by one,Who no reverse has known;
The chances are, his lot hath been
Less gloomy than my own.
But God will give us strength
For the burthen we must bear;
Adversity hath taught me this—
Man never should despair.
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The gloom of blighted hopesNone better know than I,
And wrong'd by those I loved, I've pray'd
To lay me down and die!
But blessings still remain'd,
And 'twas an impious prayer;
Hope will not leave a guiltless mind,
Man never should despair.
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