ENGLISH POEMS. A PARAPHRASE ON PSALM CXIV. This and the following Psalm were done by the author at fifteen years old. WHEN the blest seed of Terah's faithful son ΙΟ And passed from Pharian fields to Canaan-land, 126 PSALM CXXXVI. PARAPHRASED. PSALM CXXXVI. LET us with a gladsome mind Let us blaze his name abroad, O let us his praises tell, Who doth the wrathful tyrants quell; Who with his miracles doth make Who by his wisdom did create The painted heavens so full of state; For his, etc. Who did the solid earth ordain To rise above the watery plain; For his, etc. Who, by his all-commanding might, And caused the golden-tressèd sun ΙΟ 19 30 The hornèd moon to shine by night He, with his thunder-clasping hand, And, in despite of Pharao fell, The ruddy waves he cleft in twain For his, etc. The floods stood still, like walls of glass, For his, etc. But full soon they did devour The tawny king with all his power; His chosen people he did bless For his, etc. In bloody battle he brought down He foiled bold Seon and his host, For his, etc. And large-limbed Og he did subdue, 39 50 59 With all his over-hardy crew; For his, etc. 70 And to his servant Israel He gave their land, therein to dwell; He hath, with a piteous eye, For his, etc. And freed us from the slavery Of the invading enemy; For his, etc. All living creatures he doth feed, And with full hand supplies their need; Let us, therefore, warble forth That his mansion hath on high, ON THE DEATH OF A FAIR INFANT Anno ætatis 17. I. O FAIREST flower, no sooner blown but blasted, Summer's chief honour, if thou hadst outlasted That did thy cheek envermeil, thought to kiss, But killed, alas! and then bewailed his fatal bliss. 79 90 held. III. So, mounting up in icy-pearlèd car, But, all unwares, with his cold-kind embrace, Unhoused thy virgin soul from her fair biding-plac IV. Yet art thou not inglorious in thy fate; But then transformed him to a purple flower : Alack, that so to change thee Winter had no powe V. Yet can I not persuade me thou art dead, Hid from the world in a low-delvèd tomb; VOL. I. K |