MANY have written on this book's fair pages, I see that almost every one is full; With wishes for all joy to thee, love's gages, The tribute of each friend here you may cull. While one doth warn you in life's darkest regions Of storm and stress an upright man to be, Another hopes that God His angel legions With sunshine and rose-scents may send to thee. 'T is well; for all these things thou 'lt have occasion; Both up and downward Life us leads in part; But whether joy or grief should be thy portion, Forever keep, young friend, thy childlike heart. If this thou hast, all things in one thus wedding, A heart that's pure will give pure lips and hand; Each tear of sorrow thou 'lt some day be shedding God will arrange as pearls on thy life's band. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BLISSFUL DAY by ROBERT BURNS ONLY A WOMAN by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK THE THREAD OF LIFE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI TO HELEN KELLER by TOSCAN BENNETT PROLOGUE. INTENDED FOR A DRAMATIC PIECE OF KING EDWARD THE FOURTH by WILLIAM BLAKE AFTER SOUFRIERE by KATHERINE HARRIS BRADLEY UPON THIS WORK OF HIS BELOVED FRIEND THE AUTHOR by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |