The Princess Of Peru (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Far to the wilds of rich Peru,Gonzalo came--of pallid hue,Strange in these Western lands of night,Where nought, save woman's eyes, ...
James Avis Bartley Poems on Sin (7 Poems)
The Prophecy Of Columbia (James Avis Bartley Poems)
The sun descends along the glowing west,His bright rays quivering o'er Potomac's breast--And still he flashes, with his parting smile,And ...
Blannerhassett’s Island (James Avis Bartley Poems)
On beautiful Ohio when you sail,And view its banks, forever green and fair,And feel the falling sunlight, and the galeThat ...
An Hymn (James Avis Bartley Poems)
To him whose soul is locked and bolted fast, By lust and guilt against the entrance there,Of heavenly light; whose soul ...
Sin Of The Choral Singer (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Hark! the organ's solemn peal Ascends the lofty fane,To win the soul's repeal, From everlasting pain:To waft the voice of praise To Him ...
Hymn To The Father (James Avis Bartley Poems)
Heavenly father, God of mercy, Look upon a sinful soul;For, the waves of sad contrition, Now above me darkly roll.Ah! my crimes ...
To My Lyre (James Avis Bartley Poems)
O harp, with whom my childhood played, Within that verdant dell,O'erbower'd by boughs of grateful shade, I go--Farewell! farewell!If I have durst ...