POETICAL MISCELLANIES. EVIL PASSIONS. FIERCE is the eagle in his pride, The vulture in the air, The tiger in the forest wide, The lion in his lair; But birds of prey, and savage Are not so fierce and fell beasts In all their rage, as human breasts, Where evil passions dwell. EARTHLY JOY. Lady, wouldst thou be blest? Then plume thy wings, And seek with all thy soul eternal things. All worldly bliss is but an empty breath, MAN'S FRAILTY. Though strong to run his heavenly course, How soon, alas! his parting beam So man, exulting, thoughtless man, ON ENTERING A NEW HABITATION. Almighty Lord, where'er our tent may stand, Our Shepherd be; guard us on every hand. With grace and goodness guide us on our way; Go where we go, and where we tarry, stay. THE DRUNKARD'S CHAINS. The negro is manacled against his will; And his despair, "I made my chains." AFFLICTION. Welcome that axe, though sharp its edge may be, That lops the ailing branch, and spares the tree. TO A SUFFERING AND DEPRESSED FRIEND, Accompanied with a Spray of Roses. Let God be thy refuge, Whate'er be thy lot; The world may change round thee, There's a flower in the meadow WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET AGAIN? "When shall we three meet again," Its shadows; when the quick and dead, Then may 66 THE CROSS OF CALVARY. Written for the Child's Companion. And did my Saviour, fill'd with love, And pity, leave the realms above? How great and sad my sins must be, That he should die at Calvary! Oh, still may I, with grief and shame, When pondering on the pains he bore, To him, with heart and tongue, I raise CREATION AND REVELATION. There is to him who reads the sacred page, E'en like a smiling, heavenly visitant, Winning the weary heart from earthly ills; 315 PUBLISHED WORKS, WRITTEN BY THE LATE MR. GEORGE MOGRIDG F. PUBLISHED BY THE RELIGIOUS TRACT Shilling Books. 18mo. With Engravings. Aunt Upton and her Nephews and Nieces. Country Tales for the Young. Footprints of Popery; or, Places where the Martyrs have suffered. Lessons worth Learning, for Boys. Lessons worth Learning, for Girls. Pleasant Tales for the Young. Tales in Rhyme, for Boys. Tales in Rhyme, for Girls. Tales for Young Thinkers. One Shilling and Sixpence. 18mo. With Engravings. Country Pictures. Country, The; or, Old Michael and Young Maurice. |