The Black Snakes (Janet Hamilton Poems)
"Look not upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its colour in the cup, when it moveth ...
Janet Hamilton Poems on Sense & Perception (23 Poems)
Duleep Singh (Janet Hamilton Poems)
An Indian Prince now Resident in England.Of late I listened to a wondrous tale From lips revered. 'Twas not of war ...
Contrasted Scenes From Real Life (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Scene I—Marriage of Sir R. Peel With Lady E. HaySee yonder gorgeous fane, its doors expand,Throng'd with the rank, wealth, ...
Luggie: Past and Present (Janet Hamilton Poems)
I have seen thy crystal watersMirror Beauty's sportive daughters;Seen the village maiden thereLave her brow and braid her hair—Wade, till ...
Some Incidents In The Latter Days of John Whitelaw (Janet Hamilton Poems)
The bridge was won, the foe had crossedThe Clyde; the Covenanted hostHad lost the day, and vanquished fled.Mixed with the ...
The Skylark–Cag (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Sweet minstrel of the summer dawn,Bard of the sky, o'er lea and lawnThy rapturous anthem, clear and loud,Rings from the ...
Important Queries (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Why this hurrying to and fro, Why all this strange commotion?The good ship Briton rolls and sways Upon a stormy ocean.Oh! where ...
Auld Mither Scotland (Janet Hamilton Poems)
"Scotland, the land of all I love, The land of all that love me;Land whose green sod my youth hath trod, Whose ...
The Plague of Our Isle (Janet Hamilton Poems)
It is said, it is sung, it is written, and read,It sounds in the ear, and it swims in the ...
October, 1863 (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Month of storm, beat shocks and sheaves,Withered flowers, and falling leaves,Sullen clouds that darkly loomLike the shadows of the tomb;Looks ...
Temperance Warfare (Janet Hamilton Poems)
"Sound To The Onset, The Onset, The Onset!"Arouse ye! arouse ye! the foe is at large,Again and again we must ...
Spirit-Rappi (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Lines inscribed to the new Professor of Spiritual Rapology, Glasgow, 1864.Hast thou abjured the worship of old Mammon,To offer incense ...
William of Prussia: The Aggressor (Janet Hamilton Poems)
"Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine ...
The Garden of God (Janet Hamilton Poems)
In a vineyard where grape-laden boughs To the trellised wall heavily cling,Where the voice of the turtle is heard, And the song ...
America In 1863: Her “Voice Is Still For War” (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Still beyond the wild AtlanticWeeping Peace, dishevelled, frantic,Shrieking, flies from shore to shore,Hearing still the cannons roar—Seeing through the skies ...
Remonstrance (Janet Hamilton Poems)
"One murder makes a villain, millions a hero; and number sanctifies the crime."—YoungWith mournful eyes, and folded hands,And listening ear, ...
Wild Flowers (Janet Hamilton Poems)
The fragrant dewy rose, The lily pure and pale,Each flower the garden shows, To charm my spirit fail;Their beauties I admire, Their fragrance ...
On The Anticipated Return of J. B. Gough To Britain (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Ere ancient Thebes began on high to raiseHer crest of towers; ere rose the wondrous mazeOf column'd temples, palaces, and ...
October Thoughts–18 (Janet Hamilton Poems)
A solemn, tender melancholy—A soft emotion, sweet and holy;A sense of stillness and repose,O'er my worn heart and spirit flows.I ...
North America and Her War Parsons (Janet Hamilton Poems)
"Angels and ministers of grace defend us,"Not airs from Heaven, quite the reverse you send us,Your priests who counsel war ...
Hints To Poets (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Paint your scenes in rainbow dyes,Gild with glories of the skies;Crown the fabric Fancy rearsWith diamonds from the starry spheres;With ...
Lines Suggested By The War In The Crimea, 1854 (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Flapping fierce her gory pinions, Whetting sharp her crimson beak,Vulture War her barbarous minions, Calls her ghastly prey to seek.Now her hideous ...
Calder–A Memory (Janet Hamilton Poems)
Sweet Calder! on thy flowery margeWhen life was young I roamed at large,With heart that owned no care, no charge,Save ...