Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE NEW YEAR, 1823, by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Whether thou bearest a scorpion-sting Last Line: Whose will is ever wisest, best. Alternate Author Name(s): Aikin, Anna Letitia | ||||||||
Whether thou bearest a scorpion-sting, Or, smiling, comest on new-fledg'd wing, To whisper peace to this sad heart; On HIM, Omniscient, I depend, And trembling, hoping, trusting, bend To His decree, whose gift thou art. Through many a dread, soul-harrowing scene, My weary pilgrim feet have been By thy stern predecessor led; Yet, e'en 'mid sorrow's cypress bowers, Some bright, some balm-distilling flowers, Mercy beneficently spread. And still, with watchful, pitying eye, Celestial Mercy, ever nigh, Will shield my bosom from despair; And if in thy mysterious breast More poignant ills, in embryo, rest, Arm me with fortitude to bear. Alas! what eyes whose radiance ne'er Was dimm'd by misery's scalding tear, Stranger, from thee shall learn to weep; While hearts to anguish, now a prey, Ere the sun gilds thy closing day, Where anguish never dwells shall sleep! Perhaps, ere thy brief course is run, My fragile thread of being spun, These anxious, tearful lids may close; And she who now addresses thee, From hopes, from fears, from sorrow free, May, on earth's peaceful lap, repose. Oh! may thy moments, stealing by In silent lapse, quell every sigh, Lull every rebel thought to rest; Teach me resign'd, to meet the rod, Sway'd by that great Eternal God Whose will is ever wisest, best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TOMORROW by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD WASHING-DAY by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD A SUMMER EVENING'S MEDITATION by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD HYMN: 2 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD LIFE [AND DEATH] by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ODE TO SPRING by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ON THE EXPECTED GENERAL RISING OF THE FRENCH NATION IN 1792 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE MOUSE'S PETITION TO DOCTOR PRIESTLY FOUND IN THE TRAP .. by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE SABBATH OF THE SOUL by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD TO A LITTLE INVISIBLE BEING WHO IS EXPECTED SOON TO BECOME VISIBLE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |
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