Poems Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age |
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SONNET TO THE REV. MR. EDWARD BERWICK. |
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SONNET TO THE REV. MR. EDWARD BERWICK.
Friend of my infant age, unrival'd friend,How shall I pay a tribute nobly due!
How the fair Muse's loftiest mount ascend,
To cull a wreath not all unworthy You!
Led by no fond caprice, no selfish view,
You seiz'd me trembling on Destruction's steep,
Bade my weak ken the flight of fame pursue,
Yet still in sight fair Honor's temple keep.
When Fashion's eye was clos'd in leaden sleep,
Or op'd with kindling anger on my page,
Then did you bid the orphan cease to weep,
Then veil'd the minstrel from their lunar rage.
And may foul Party and her fiends engage
My helpless innocence, in discord dread,
Without one Berwick, potent to assuage
Her fell intent—may Malice mark my head,
When sounds the wire, unconscious of his name,
Who saves a Poet earns a Poet's fame!
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