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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 54, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE
First Line: Be thou the guide and compass of my way!
Last Line: And make my heart a habitation fair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Hearts; Love; Passion
First Line: Be thou the guide and compass of my way!
Last Line: And make my heart a habitation fair.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Hearts; Love; Passion
'Be thou the guide and compass of my way!
Let thy true needle point me to the sky,
Where shines the light of never-ending day,
And passion's surges roll unheeded by.
Dwell thou within my bosom till I die!
Purge and refine each thought unhallow'd there,
And make my heart a habitation fair.
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