Poems By Edward Quillinan. With a Memoir by William Johnston |
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DIALOGUE WITH THE DEPARTING SPIRIT OF A FRIEND'S CHILD. |
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DIALOGUE WITH THE DEPARTING SPIRIT OF A FRIEND'S CHILD.
“Emily, thou fair white child,
Whither goest thou,
Smiling as thy father smiled
When he kiss'd thy brow?
Whither goest thou,
Smiling as thy father smiled
When he kiss'd thy brow?
“Thou art yet too young to roam,
Tell me, maiden, whither?”
“I but go from home to home,
Hence ascending—thither:
Tell me, maiden, whither?”
“I but go from home to home,
Hence ascending—thither:
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(Heavenward with those light clear eyes
Glancing, she replied:)
“I go yonder to the skies,
Marian my guide.”
Glancing, she replied:)
“I go yonder to the skies,
Marian my guide.”
“Where is Marian, fair child?”
(Still she look'd above:)
“Waiting yonder with her mild
Cheering face of love.”
(Still she look'd above:)
“Waiting yonder with her mild
Cheering face of love.”
“Think how lone will Anna be—
How forlorn thy brother—
Wilt thou from thy father flee?
Wilt thou leave thy mother?”
How forlorn thy brother—
Wilt thou from thy father flee?
Wilt thou leave thy mother?”
(Downward then she look'd awhile
Troubled and afraid;
But with arch and radiant smile
Soon look'd up and said:)
Troubled and afraid;
But with arch and radiant smile
Soon look'd up and said:)
“Yes, 'tis but one more good night—
And when God gives warning,
They will find me in the light
Of eternal morning.”
And when God gives warning,
They will find me in the light
Of eternal morning.”
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