Praise Of Creation (George Moses Horton Poems)
Creation fires my tongue! Nature thy anthems raise; And spread the universal song Of thy Creator's praise! Heaven's chief delight was Man Before Creation's birth-- Ordained ...
George Moses Horton Poems (50 Poems)
On The Silence Of A Young Lady (George Moses Horton Poems)
ON ACCOUNT OF THE IMAGINARY FLIGHT OF HER SUITOR. Oh, heartless dove! mount in the skies, Spread thy soft wing upon the ...
On Winter (George Moses Horton Poems)
When smiling Summer's charms are past, The voice of music dies; Then Winter pours his chilling blast From rough inclement skies. The pensive dove ...
On The Truth Of The Saviour (George Moses Horton Poems)
E'en John the Baptist did not know Who Christ the Lord could be, And bade his own disciples go The strange event to ...
To The Gad-Fly (George Moses Horton Poems)
Majestic insect! from thy royal hum, The flies retreat, or starve before they'll come; The obedient plough-horse may, devoid of fear, Perform his ...
On The Poetic Muse (George Moses Horton Poems)
Far, far above this world I soar, And almost nature lose, Aerial regions to explore, With this ambitious Muse. My towering thoughts with pinions ...
The Loss Of Female Character (George Moses Horton Poems)
See that fallen Princess! her splendor is gone-- The pomp of her morning is over; Her day-star of pleasure refuses to dawn, She ...
The Lover’s Farewell (George Moses Horton Poems)
And wilt thou, love, my soul display, And all my secret thoughts betray? I strove but could not hold thee fast, My heart ...
To Eliza (George Moses Horton Poems)
Eliza, tell thy lover why Or what induced thee to deceive me? Fare thee well--away I fly-- I shun the lass who thus ...
The Retreat From Moscow (George Moses Horton Poems)
Sad Moscow, thy fate do I see,Fire! fire! in the city all cry;Like quails from the eagle all flee,Escape in ...
To The King Of Macedonia (George Moses Horton Poems)
Thou may'st with pleasure hail the dawn,And greet the morning's eye;Remember, king, the night comes on,The fleeting day will soon ...
The Happy Bird’s Nest (George Moses Horton Poems)
When on my cottage falls the placid shower,When ev'ning calls the labourer home to rest,When glad the bee deserts the ...
The Tipler To His Bottle (George Moses Horton Poems)
What hast thou ever done for me?Defeated every good endeavor;I never can through life agreeTo place my confidence in thee,Not ...
The Woodman And The Money Hunter (George Moses Horton Poems)
Throughout our rambles much we find;The bee trees burst with honey;Wild birds we tame of every kind,At once they seem ...
The Rising Sun (George Moses Horton Poems)
The king of day rides on,To give the placid morning birth;On wheels of glory moves his throne,Whose light adorns the ...
On The Pleasures Of College Life (George Moses Horton Poems)
With tears I leave these academic bowers, And cease to cull the scientific flowers; With tears I hail the fair ...
On Hearing Of The Intention Of A Gentleman To Purchase The Poet’s Freedom (George Moses Horton Poems)
When on life's ocean first I spread my sail,I then implored a mild auspicious gale;And from the slippery strand I ...
The Fate Of An Innocent Dog (George Moses Horton Poems)
When Tiger left his native yard, He did not many ills regard, A fleet and harmless cur; Indeed, he was ...
Mr. Clay’s Reception At Raleigh, April, 1844 (George Moses Horton Poems)
Salute the august train! a scene so grand, With every tuneful band; The mighty brave, His country bound to save, ...
On The Death Of An Infant (George Moses Horton Poems)
Blest Babe! it at length has withdrawn, The ...
Rosabella – Purity Of Heart (George Moses Horton Poems)
Though with an angel's tongue I set on fire the congregations all, 'Tis but a brazen bell that I have ...
On The Consequences Of Happy Marriages (George Moses Horton Poems)
Hail happy pair from whom such raptures rise,On whom I gaze with pleasure and surprize;From thy bright rays the gloom ...
Regret For The Departure Of Friends (George Moses Horton Poems)
As smoke from a volcano soars in the air, The soul of man discontent mounts from a sigh, Exhaled as ...
The Creditor To His Proud Debtor (George Moses Horton Poems)
Ha, tott'ring Johny, strut and boast, But think of what your feathers cost; Your crowing days are short at most, ...
Pride In Heaven (George Moses Horton Poems)
On heaven's ethereal plain, Where hostile rage ambition first begun, When the arch rebel strove himself to reign And take ...
On The Evening And Morning (George Moses Horton Poems)
When Evening bids the Sun to rest retire,Unwearied Ether sets her lamps on fire;Lit by one torch, each is supplied ...
On Spring (George Moses Horton Poems)
Hail, thou auspicious vernal dawn!Ye birds, proclaim the winter's gone,Ye warbling minstrels sing;Pour forth your tribute as ye rise,And thus ...
On The Death Of Rebecca (George Moses Horton Poems)
Thou delicate blossom; thy short race is ended,Thou sample of virtue and prize of the brave!No more are thy beauties ...
The Fearful Traveller In The Haunted Castle (George Moses Horton Poems)
Oft do I hear those windows ope And shut with dread surprise, And spirits murmur as they grope, But break ...
True Friendship (George Moses Horton Poems)
Friendship, thou balm for ev'ry ill, I must aspire to thee; Whose breezes bid the heart be still, And render ...