The poetical works of John Nicholson ... Carefully edited from the original editions, with additional notes and a sketch of his life and writings. By W. G. Hird |
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ON THE DEATH OF LADY RICKITTS.
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ON THE DEATH OF LADY RICKITTS.
Well may the tears of overwhelming woeDown the pale cheeks of num'rous mourners flow!
They fall for one whose beauty and whose worth
Exceeded all I ever knew on earth.
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Responsive wake to her sweet carollings;
Then to the marble which in silence stands;
Then to the harp that trembled 'neath her hands;
Then to her tomb, where all that art can give,
Stands in pure love to make her mem'ry live.
In vain my spirit strives to track her flight
To the far regions of eternal light:
The awful bourn of death my friend hath pass'd,
And rests beyond dark sorrow's keenest blast;
She views no more the changing scenes of earth,—
She only liv'd to give a cherub birth,
Then flew away to heaven's most blest abode,
To rest upon the bosom of her God.
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