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To The Affluent.
TO THE AFFLUENT .
" Assist them , hearts from anguish free / " Assist them , sweet humanity . ' " LAKCnoiitc . AH , ye ' . who meet stern Winter ' s frown . Up held by FORTUNE ' S powerful hand \
WHO see the chilling show come down , With all her comforts at command 5 O ! think of their less happy doom , Whom POVERTY ' S sharp woes assail ' . No sparkling fire , no cheerful room , Revives their cheek , cold , sunk and pale . howls the wind ! the pelting rain
Deep Drips through the" shelter ed casement cold j While the sad Mother ' s arms contain ' Her Infant shivering in their fold . In vain they raise their piteous cry , And plead , at hungry Nature's call ; Their only food a Mother ' s sigh ; Their only warmth the tears that fall ;
Stretch'd on his miserable bed , The wretched Father sinks in grief j Pale Sickness rest upon his head , And only hopes from Death relief .
The Parent ' s tender mournful eyes Mingle Hicii-faint and humid beams : Fresh woes from retrospection rise , . Fresh source from Mem ' ry's fountain streams ! O , RICH [ - —the transports might be thine , To soothe their Suff'rings into peace ! To bid the sun to comfort shine ! And Want ' s oppressive empire cease !
To see the glow of Health ' s return , Re-animate their faded cheek ! Life's feeble spark , rekindled burn , And give—what language cannot speak ! On Fancy ' s pinion oft I roam . With Pity , partner pf my flight , Forget awhile that grief ' s my own ,
And taste a soothing , sweet delight ; Forget the many poignant woes , That ' weigh this drooping form to earth ; Where restless Sorrow hopes repose , 'Scaped from those ills which gave it birth j O ! ye , embark'd for Pleasure ' s shore , Restrain awhile the fluttering sail !
At PITY ' call retard the oar , Nvir let her plaintive pleading fail ? M ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Affluent.
TO THE AFFLUENT .
" Assist them , hearts from anguish free / " Assist them , sweet humanity . ' " LAKCnoiitc . AH , ye ' . who meet stern Winter ' s frown . Up held by FORTUNE ' S powerful hand \
WHO see the chilling show come down , With all her comforts at command 5 O ! think of their less happy doom , Whom POVERTY ' S sharp woes assail ' . No sparkling fire , no cheerful room , Revives their cheek , cold , sunk and pale . howls the wind ! the pelting rain
Deep Drips through the" shelter ed casement cold j While the sad Mother ' s arms contain ' Her Infant shivering in their fold . In vain they raise their piteous cry , And plead , at hungry Nature's call ; Their only food a Mother ' s sigh ; Their only warmth the tears that fall ;
Stretch'd on his miserable bed , The wretched Father sinks in grief j Pale Sickness rest upon his head , And only hopes from Death relief .
The Parent ' s tender mournful eyes Mingle Hicii-faint and humid beams : Fresh woes from retrospection rise , . Fresh source from Mem ' ry's fountain streams ! O , RICH [ - —the transports might be thine , To soothe their Suff'rings into peace ! To bid the sun to comfort shine ! And Want ' s oppressive empire cease !
To see the glow of Health ' s return , Re-animate their faded cheek ! Life's feeble spark , rekindled burn , And give—what language cannot speak ! On Fancy ' s pinion oft I roam . With Pity , partner pf my flight , Forget awhile that grief ' s my own ,
And taste a soothing , sweet delight ; Forget the many poignant woes , That ' weigh this drooping form to earth ; Where restless Sorrow hopes repose , 'Scaped from those ills which gave it birth j O ! ye , embark'd for Pleasure ' s shore , Restrain awhile the fluttering sail !
At PITY ' call retard the oar , Nvir let her plaintive pleading fail ? M ,