Siste, Viator! (John Bowring Poems)
Look around thee—see decayOn her wing of darkness, sweepingEarth's proud monuments away—See the muse of history weepingO'er the ruins time ...
John Bowring Poems on Age (11 Poems)
Winter: Wednesday Evening (John Bowring Poems)
The hour of peace resumes againIts tranquil, silent, solemn reign;Sorrow a short cessation knowsOn the soft couch of calm repose,And ...
Autumn: Monday Morning (John Bowring Poems)
Waked by Thy sun, again my thoughts ascendTo Thee, my heavenly Father! and they blendIn one devotional hymn of praise ...
Winter: Sunday Evening (John Bowring Poems)
Sweetly is the sabbath fled,Day of peace and rest to me;"Let Thy name be hallowed."Now my spirit soars to Thee.Darkness ...
The Future of Mankind (John Bowring Poems)
To Sir John Bowring.What is the future of mankind, Its progress or its light to me,In the deep craving of my ...
Hymn: He who walks in virtue’s way (John Bowring Poems)
He who walks in virtue's way, Firm and fearless, walketh surely;Diligent while yet 'tis day, On he speeds, and speeds securely.Flowers of ...
Progress of Gospel Truth (John Bowring Poems)
Upon the Gospel's sacred page The gathered beams of ages shine;And as it hastens, every age But makes its brightness more divine.On ...
Hymn: Earth’s transitory things decay (John Bowring Poems)
"The Righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance."Earth's transitory things decay,Its pomps, its pleasures pass away;But the sweet memory of the ...
To My Children (John Bowring Poems)
Two names I had inscribed upon this page,Dear to my youth—and to my manhood dear—But those who bore them dwell ...
Gospel Teachings (John Bowring Poems)
There was a day in ancient time (It took its name from the bright SunThat beams upon the orient clime), When in ...
The End of the good Man is Peace (John Bowring Poems)
Mark the virtuous man, and see Peace and joy his steps attend;All his path is purity— Happy is his end.Come and see ...