The Orphin Twins. A Tale (James Hurdis Poems)
'Twas on a lofty mountain's side Half up the verdant steep, A gen'rous Vicar wedded, died, And left his spouse to weep. And still ...
James Hurdis Poems (29 Poems)
A Poem, Upon a Prospect of the Marriage of the Prince of Wales (James Hurdis Poems)
Season of darkness and contracted day, Inclement Winter, whose approaching foot Treads on the heel of Autumn, pause; nor strew With thy rude ...
Second Address to the Moon (James Hurdis Poems)
Moon that so fairly risest from the crown Of yon high oak, and wast so fondly pray'd To fill thy orb with ...
The Midnight Invocation (James Hurdis Poems)
Ye fairies who float on the breeze, And in blossoms delight to repose, Or regale with convenience and ease In the moss-cover'd bud ...
To Celia (James Hurdis Poems)
Why, O Spring, so in vain are display'd Thy sweet blossoms that us'd to delight?And thy branches in beauty array'd, Why attract ...
The Fall of Hebe (James Hurdis Poems)
When Hebe the Charming was banish'd from Heav'n,Notwithstanding her beauty and birth,And her office by Jove to another was given,She ...
Instinctive Genius and Diligence (James Hurdis Poems)
I love to see the little goldfinch pluckThe groundsel's feather'd seed, and twit and twit,And soon in bower of apple ...
The Hue and Cry (James Hurdis Poems)
Oyez, my good people draw near, My story surpasses belief,Yet deign for a moment to hear,And assist me to catch a ...
Blank Lines to Kitty (James Hurdis Poems)
Elegant Fairy, whose engaging waysHave rais'd thee to a throne in my esteemHigh above all thy sex!-Unrivall'd maid,Who, ever to ...
Address to the Moon (James Hurdis Poems)
Replenish'd moon, whose unobstructed beam Once more upon the windows of my cot Shines with such sweet indulgence, welcome still. I bid thee ...
Cazonet 4 (James Hurdis Poems)
Can aught be more fair to the eye Than the blush of the maidenly year? Can aught with the orchard-bloom vie, When in ...
To a Sister (James Hurdis Poems)
When kind Cecilia welcom'd to her breast The finch the schoolboy pilfer'd from its nest; And fed the nursling till its plumage ...
Address to Happiness (James Hurdis Poems)
O happiness, thou puny short-liv'd plant, Whose tender branch this world's inclement sky But ill endures, and bears abundant bloom In the pacific ...
The God of Nature (James Hurdis Poems)
Look abroad,And tell me, shall we to blind Chance ascribeA scene so wonderful, so fair and good?Shall we no further ...
Another Landscape (James Hurdis Poems)
'Tis pleasant to look out upon that vale After a day of rain. A plenteous shower Gives freshness to its verdure, makes ...
Address to Criticism (James Hurdis Poems)
Sister of Nature, lovely Criticism, Whose friendly, exquisite, judicious touch Softens the blaze of genius, and the work Of every muse improves; ingenious ...
Lines Inscribed in a Pocket-book (James Hurdis Poems)
Go, little book, I charge thee post away; To the fair hand of her I love depart, And in soft numbers to ...
A Landscape (James Hurdis Poems)
Behold that vale, whose sides are cloth'd with wood; And here and there a pleasurable spot Of intersected pasture, with its stack,Cottage ...
Cazonet 2 (James Hurdis Poems)
In my bosom contentment shall reign,And despair shall torment me no more, I have seen my lov'd fair one again, And she ...
The Lily of the Valley (James Hurdis Poems)
To the curious eyeA little monitor presents her pageOf choice instruction, with her snowy bells,The lily of the vale. She ...
Cazonet 1 (James Hurdis Poems)
When the grey witch of former days Presum'd to exercise her spell, She made her exit in a blaze, And he that is ...
Cazonet 3 (James Hurdis Poems)
When the maid that possesses my heart Was content at my mansion to stay, Rapid time was in haste to depart, And the ...
A Question Proposed and Explained to Kitty (James Hurdis Poems)
Whence came the blemish on thy face?Did Hebe cause the stain,Did Nature's self her work disgraceLest Kitty should be vain?No, ...
The Author’s Address to His Father (James Hurdis Poems)
Departed soul, whose sudden calm deceaseCame in the moment when thy joyous heartWelcom'd the birth-hour of thy latest born-Thou at ...
Verses to Amanda (James Hurdis Poems)
If Prometheus, my charmer, complain'd Of the rigorous justice of Jove, And to Caucasus ever was chain'd,When he stole only fire from ...
Verses Occasioned by an Accident (James Hurdis Poems)
It chanc'd, her gay triumph to check,As Amanda was dancing with grace,The chain that encompass'd her neckCame asunder, and fell ...
Evening Walk (James Hurdis Poems)
'Tis awful, as the shades of ev'ning fall,To walk among that family of oaksWhich nature seems, in her luxuriant mood,To ...
To a Lady, Who Drew the Pins from Her Bonnet in a Thunder-stor (James Hurdis Poems)
Cease, Eliza, thy locks to despoil,Nor remove the bright steel from thy hair;For fruitless and fond is the toil,Since nature ...
To a Lady, who, Upon Receiving a Flower, Observed that Nature Could Not Have Made It More Perfect (James Hurdis Poems)
Could Nature do no more for this fair flower?Assert it not, fair maid-it is not true;To make a fairer she ...