A Romantic Scene (Rebekah Carmichael Poems)
Which happened in the year 1746.PHENES and HERO far retir'd,Without one wish to be admir'd,Liv'd in a lonely den;Of equal ...
Which happened in the year 1746.PHENES and HERO far retir'd,Without one wish to be admir'd,Liv'd in a lonely den;Of equal ...
ON ALPIN'S mount, by CELIN'S stream,ALVIRA spent the day,While ORPHEUS tun'd his oaten reedTo some enchanting lay.This couple lov'd, yes ...
Think how welcome dawns AURORAOn the weary trav'ller's eyes;Think how lovely PHOEBUS rises,And adorns the eastern skies:Full as welcome, and ...
ONCE, weary of the busy town,And with poetic ardour fir'd,I left it with a scornful frown,To yon sweet hermitage retir'd.I ...
AT night, when each mortal is laid to repose,My breast ever throbs, and my eyes never close;I wander alone, my fond ...
Beneath an aged elm's embow'ring shade,Beside a rill that murmurs through the plain,There lay ORMINA ; Thus the pensive maidSoft ...
There were twa dows, upon a day,Made wise by want, fatigu'd wi' play,Sat in a dooket;The grund was cover'd o'er ...
Sad on the margin of the deep,I saw a lady sit and weep,Array'd in robes of white;Below she mark'd the ...
Ill skill'd my youthful hand to guideThe just descriptive pen;Else with a poet's noblest prideI'd draw the best of men.Ye ...
O THOU! unaw'd by principle or pow'r,Behold and tremble for the fated hour,When nature calls thy heedless soul away,To leave ...
Sweet is the subject of my verse,Then let the softest notes rehearseThe simple tale of woe;Two pretty birds, by love ...
MATILDA was mild as the morn,Yet gay as the Goddess of Youth;No gems did MATILDA adornBut innocence, virtue, and truth.She ...
An' so it seems it is reported,That I hae ne'er been woo'd nor courted,But de'il speed lies;The bonny lads came ...
O moving sight! it wakes the tragic muse;To scenes like this my heart is never cold:Alas! poor plant, why stand'st ...
WHY stands the tear in JESSIE'S eye?Why does MARIA weep and wail?With grief they scarcely can reply,"We've lost the Star ...
See Night, all majestic, lean over the hill,Dark d(Rebekah Carmichael)
IT was at night his form divine,Did with transplendent beauty shine,And won my right good will;The moon did cast a ...
Surrounded with the shading trees,Intranc'd in sweet delight,I hail the day, I bless the hour,Which gave me life and light.Tho' ...
A THOUSAND sighs that bursting rise,Bid STREPHON here remain,Yet SALLY cried, with woman's pride,Oh ne'er return again.Awhile to stand, and ...
Thus lowly bending on my parent earth,I view with tears the day that gave me birth;Since I had power to ...
Saw ye the glens, saw ye the rocks, Or saw ye bonny HARRY HOWIE?On yonder hill he feeds his flocks,His flocks ...
For thee, ELIZA, darling theme,Too weak are all the strokes of art,Whose lovely eyes reflected beamGo thrilling through the painter's ...
OF all your friends, when at your last resource,Avoid the man that deals in words of course.DAMON'S in love, he ...
BIRON, if e'er thy bosom bled for woe,If e'er a tear bedew'd thy radiant eyes,To yon churchyard, at close of ...
Thick gath'ring sorrow crouds around my heart,Guilt stings my soul with many a deadly dart;O! that I never, never, had ...
HAIL solemn Night, ye glitt'ring lamps of Heav'n,Fair orb of light, with mild benignant rays,To my torn breast a woman's ...
Great child of nature, well you play your part,Yet nature sure would need a little art.Excuse me ****** but I'm ...
O LOVELY woman, dearest of thy kind,On whom my fond remembrance loves to dwell,No poet's pen can ever paint thy ...
O Look not, lady, with disdain!Nor fill our hearts with ruth;You still may charm some humble swain,Altho' you've lost a ...
Sweet Lovely maid, what shall I say,Or how describe thy charms;Whose look, like PHOEBUS' cheering ray,Each chilly bosom warms.Can we ...
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