The Shipwreck, a Poem. with Additional Notes, and a Sketch of the Author's Life. with Engravings by R. Dodd
by William Falconer (9781150631955)

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1811 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: OCCASIONAL ELEGY, CONCLUDING THE PRECEDING V A U K i T 1 v L I He scene of death is clos'd, the mournful strains Dissolve in dying languor on the ear; Yet Pitv weeps, yet Sympathy complains, And dumb Suspense awaits o'erwhelm'd with fear. But the sad Muses, with prophetic eye, At once the future and the past explore. Their harps Oblivion's influence can defy, And waft the Spirit to th' eternal shore. Then, O Palemon if thy shade can bear The voice of Friendship still lament thy doom. Yet to the sad Oblations bend thine ear, That rise in vocal incense o'er thy Tomb. OCCASIONAL ELEGY. In vain, alas the geWle Maid shall weep, While secret Anguish nips her vital bloom; O'er her soft frame shall stern Diseases creep, And give the lovely victim to the tomb. Relentless Frenzy shall the Father sting, Untaught in Virtue's school Distress to bear; Severe Remorse his tortur'd Soul shall wring, 'Tis his to groan and perish in Despair. Ye lost Companions of distress, adieu Your Toils and Pains and Dangers are no more The Tempest now shall howl unheard by you, While Ocean smites in vain the trembling shore. On you the Blast, surcharg'd with rain and snow, In winter's dismal nights no more shall beat: Unfelt by you the vertic Sun may glow, And M. oi li the panting earth with baneful heat. No more the joyful Maid, with sprightly strain, Shall wake the dance to give you welcome home; Nor hopeless Love impart undying pain, When far from Scenes of social joy you roam. No more on yon wide watery Wraste you strar, While Hunger and Disease your life consume, While ...

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