Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LATE PASTOR OF WOLDSBY EBRIORUM, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER


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THE LATE PASTOR OF WOLDSBY EBRIORUM, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A shepherd sleeps where this fair tombstone stands
Last Line: From sire to son - a charter for your souls!
Subject(s): Clergy; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops


A shepherd sleeps where this fair tombstone stands,
Who made on this wild hill his fixt abode -
Who grasped in love the drunkard's trembling hands,
And touched his heavy heart with thoughts of God;
He taught his flock by deeds and words and books;
The peace of many a sobered hearth he shared:
And many a sottish aspect was prepared
By hope in death, to answer the bright looks
Of their upbearing angels! Bless his name,
Who purged your grandsires' lives, and still controls
Your own, and saves you from remorse and shame;
O happy race! to you in them he came!
O deep infolded blessing! which unrolls
From sire to son - a charter for your souls!





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