The Prodigal Son (Elizabeth Bentley Poems)
BENEATH a father's roof two brethren dwelt,And each domestic comfort truly felt;What farther pleasure could their souls require?The happy sons ...
BENEATH a father's roof two brethren dwelt,And each domestic comfort truly felt;What farther pleasure could their souls require?The happy sons ...
HAIL! sable queen of soft repose,Who bid'st the weary eyelids close,To Sleep's profoundest sway resign'd;Or, still more pleasing to the ...
FAR from contention, envy, strife,Be mine the tranquil path of life,To lift the cottage simple latch,Where woodbines climb the lowly ...
PROSPERITY, with glitt'ring charms,Invites her vot'ries to her arms,In Pleasure's silken robes array'd;Of Folly's cup she bids them drink,Oft lures ...
HAIL, infant Year! my waking eyeWith rapture meets thy dawn;Hope, fairest offspring of the sky,Illumes thy cloudless morn.Vexation hence! and ...
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