A New Year's Eve and Other Poems
by Bernard Barton (9781458995193)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ROBERT BRUCE AND THE SPIDER. Not in Prosperity's broad light Can Reason justly scan The sterling worth which, viewed aright, Most dignifies the man; Favoured at once by wind and tide, A skill-less pilot well may guide The bark in safety on; Yet, when his harbour he has gained, He who no conflict hath sustained, No meed has fairly won. But in Adversity's dark hour Of peril and of fear, When clouds above the vessel lower, With scarce one star to cheer; When winds are loud, and waves are high, And ocean to a timid eye Appears the seaman's grave; Amid the conflict calm, unmoved, By Truth's unerring test is proved The skilful and the brave. For Scotland's and for Freedom's right The Bruce his part had played: In five successive fields of fight Been conquered, not dismayed; Once more against the English host His band he led, and once more lost The meed for which he fought; And now, from battle faint and worn, The homeless fugitive forlorn A hut's lone shelter sought. The North Countrie the North Countrie There Knowledge sheds her light, And soon before its beams must flee The shades of Error's night. Yet long the memory of the past, O'er glen and cavern drear A dim and shadowy spell shall cast, To wayward Fancy dear. Thou bonnie North thou bonnie North If southron hearts can feel Of all thy blended charms the worth, And own their fond appeal, How must thy children love each grace That crowns their " ain countrie " And well may poet proudly trace His kith and kin to thee. A CHILD'S EVENING HYMN. Before I close my eyes in sleep, Lord, hear my evening prayer; And deign a helpless one to keep By thy protecting care. Though young in years, I have been taught Thy Name to love and fea...

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