Poems (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
Musing on the changes that are observable in many of the scenes we contemplate, the circumstance of the spot on ...
Elizabeth Bath Poems on Man (21 Poems)
Lines Adressed To A Young Friend, During A Visit At The Sea Coast (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
SWEET girl! affection's pleading voice attend,And hear the tender counsels of a friend;By friendship's pen impress'd, these lines receive,And tho' ...
Lines, (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
On the Sudden Death of my muchrespected and highly valuedFriend, Susannah Davidson, Sen. of London. READER tho' health, and strength, ...
Reflections In A Burial Ground (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
BEHOLD the sod where the tir'd pilgrim rests,Death, sole proprietor, his sceptre rears,And reigns triumphant o'er the conquer'd dust.Silent and ...
False Friendship Delineated (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
HE never yet consulted friendship's laws,Who would not suffer in her glorious cause;Who would not sacrifice the proffer'd gain,But let ...
Lines (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
Descriptive of the character of an ingenious Youth, whose brilliant talents shone conspicuously among his admiringfriends, who were unexpectedly called ...
A Summer’s Evening’s Contemplation (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
THO ' around on creation I gaze, And am struck with its wonderful plan;Yet regret must be mingled with ...
A Fragment (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
FANCY shall fix my lone abode, Where human foot ne'er trod;Peace shall surround my humble cot,For ever ...
On Death (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
THERE is a king which all the world must own,From him who begs to him who fills the throne;There is ...
On The Fading Enjoyments Of Time (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
ALTHO' to man's aspiring pride, It may appear degrading;Yet look on all the world around,And say what ...
The Advantages Of Resignation (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
ALL things are order'd for the best, In perfect love design'd;The sorrows that we so much dread, But ...
To Religion (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
RISE sacred dawn of everlasting day,And guide my spirit on its heavenward way.At thy approach the shades of night retire,We ...
Address To Happiness (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
FOR ever seeking, never found, In this wide varied scene;Sole object of unceasing search, While in this low ...
Written By Moonlight (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
SILVER Empress of the night,Smiling Cynthia chaste and bright,Listen to my artless lays,While I bless thy friendly rays.Solemn grandeur gilds ...
To Memory (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
Written after the departure of a Friend with her Infant. HAIL , sov'reign Memory, hail! I court thy pow'r,I love ...
On Silence (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
WITHDRAWN from busy man, the mind regainsIts wonted strength when solemn stillness reigns;For silence proves a shelter for the mind,When ...
Evening (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
SOFTLY , Evening shades the skies,Quick the golden lustre flies;Calm we see the day retire,While Evening's sober thoughts inspire.Pensive pleasures ...
Lines Written On Seeing A Spider Spinning His Web (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
BEHOLD those fine threads that are laid to ensnare, And destroy the gay millions that rove;For as wanton and ...
Sonnet VI (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
TO A PENSWEET comforter, how often have I sought Thy kind relief in sorrow's darkest day!Thou hast from friendship's ...
Sonnet On Spring (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
HOW sweet to wander o'er th' enamell'd green, When spring returning, with a liberal hand,Sheds her rich bounty on ...
Sonnet VIII (Elizabeth Bath Poems)
E'EN winter has its charmstho' his keen blastSeals all creationtho' his driving snowsLevel her surface, and in feather'd garbCloathe the ...