Poems

Citations

• “Hail, Beauty’s Gem! disdaining time nor place; Carelessly creeping on the dunghill’s side; Demeanour’s softness in thy crimpled face Decks thee in beauties unattain’d by pride.”

• “The primrose bud, thy early pledge, Sprouts ’neath each woodland tree, And violets under every hedge Prepare a seat for thee: As maids just meeting woman’s bloom Feel love’s delicious strife, So Nature warms to find thee come, And kindles into life.”

• “The loneliest wood that man can trace To thee a pleasant dwelling gives; In every town and crowded place The sweet domestic robin lives.”

• “Her joys are evergreen, her world is wide-- Hark! there she is as usual--let’s be hush-- For in this black-thorn clump, if rightly guest, Her curious house is hidden.”