Poems Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age |
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THE PENITENT's COMPLAINT. |
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THE PENITENT's COMPLAINT.
I
“Fast falls the rain, the bitter northwind blows,My shudd'ring limbs scarce bear my wretched weight,
Chill, thro' my heart, the frozen life-blood flows,
And hollow hunger, fainting, yields to fate.
II
Yet, 'ere I die, oh! let me curse this frame,Once, once, admir'd, now baneful, and abhor'd,
Curse those pale eyes, that woke the treach'rous flame,
Curse those dry lips, that told, how I ador'd!
III
Inhuman wretch! he saw me, gladly bearFor him, the loss of fortune, and of all;
He saw me, bless his babe, with many a tear;
He saw me charm, and oh! he saw me fall!
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IV
Is there no store of veng'ance in yon sky,No mighty bolt to blast his hated head?
Does heav'n, too, mock the dim-imploring eye,
And Mercy, reign alone, amidst the dead?
V
Fast flows the rain, the bitter northwind blows,My shudd'ring limbs, scarce bear this wretched weight,
Chill, thro' my heart, the frozen life-blood flows;”
She said, she sigh'd, she sunk, and bless'd her fate.
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