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Article ON LENDING A SILVER PUNCH BOWL. ← Page 2 of 2 Article [SONNET.] -THE DOVE. Page 1 of 1
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On Lending A Silver Punch Bowl.
4 4 Drink , John , V she said ; 44 'twill do you good—poor boy , you'll never bear This working in the dismal trench out in the midnight air : And if—God bless me !—you were hurt , 'twould keep away the chill . " So John did drink , and well he fought that night at Bunker ' s Hill .
I tell you there is gen ' rous warmth in good old English cheer ; I tell you , ' twas . a pleasant thought to bring its' symbol here . 'Tis but the fool that loves excess . Hast thou a drunken soul ? Thy bane is in thy shallow skull , not in my silver bowl !
I love the memory ofthe past , its pressed , yet fragrant flowers , The moss that clothes its broken walls , the ivy on its towers : Nay , this poor bauble it bequeaths—my eyes grow moist and dim To think of all the vanished joys that danced around its brim .
Then fill a fair and honest cup , and bear it straight to me ; The goblet hallows all it holds , whate ' er the liquid be ; And may the cherubs on its face protect me from the sin , Which dooms one to the dreadful Avords , My dear , where have you been ?"
[Sonnet.] -The Dove.
jSONNET . ^ -THE DOVE .
" And he stayed yet other seven days , and sent forth the dove ; Avhich returned not to him any more /' Arise , oh heart ! for at the lattice—hark ! Love humbly for a refuge doth entreat ,
Let it not vainly , in the midnight dark , Against the pane its Avearied pinions beat ; . Oh , wondrous , patient dove—so strong in hope Arise , oh heart , and fling the casement wide ; Delay not longer , lest before you ope , It should despair , being so long denied I Twice did the patriarch send the patient dove To Avandcr o ' er the Avaters vast and dark : „_ ,, ^ , ~ v ^ ^ ^^^
, And twice , upborne upon the Avings of love , The bird of constancy regained the ark : But the third time he watched for her in vain ; So love , too oft repulsed , returneth not again . Hood .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Lending A Silver Punch Bowl.
4 4 Drink , John , V she said ; 44 'twill do you good—poor boy , you'll never bear This working in the dismal trench out in the midnight air : And if—God bless me !—you were hurt , 'twould keep away the chill . " So John did drink , and well he fought that night at Bunker ' s Hill .
I tell you there is gen ' rous warmth in good old English cheer ; I tell you , ' twas . a pleasant thought to bring its' symbol here . 'Tis but the fool that loves excess . Hast thou a drunken soul ? Thy bane is in thy shallow skull , not in my silver bowl !
I love the memory ofthe past , its pressed , yet fragrant flowers , The moss that clothes its broken walls , the ivy on its towers : Nay , this poor bauble it bequeaths—my eyes grow moist and dim To think of all the vanished joys that danced around its brim .
Then fill a fair and honest cup , and bear it straight to me ; The goblet hallows all it holds , whate ' er the liquid be ; And may the cherubs on its face protect me from the sin , Which dooms one to the dreadful Avords , My dear , where have you been ?"
[Sonnet.] -The Dove.
jSONNET . ^ -THE DOVE .
" And he stayed yet other seven days , and sent forth the dove ; Avhich returned not to him any more /' Arise , oh heart ! for at the lattice—hark ! Love humbly for a refuge doth entreat ,
Let it not vainly , in the midnight dark , Against the pane its Avearied pinions beat ; . Oh , wondrous , patient dove—so strong in hope Arise , oh heart , and fling the casement wide ; Delay not longer , lest before you ope , It should despair , being so long denied I Twice did the patriarch send the patient dove To Avandcr o ' er the Avaters vast and dark : „_ ,, ^ , ~ v ^ ^ ^^^
, And twice , upborne upon the Avings of love , The bird of constancy regained the ark : But the third time he watched for her in vain ; So love , too oft repulsed , returneth not again . Hood .