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POETRY.
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TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE REV. JOHN DAVIS, OF COLLUMPTON.
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{ See Monthly Repository for January , p . 52 . )
There is many a harp , for the young man ' s doom , That is tuned to the notes of woe ; But , alas 1 they are mute o ' er the okl man ' s tomb , Though he lived like a saint below .
There is many a tear over beauty ' s grave , And warm from the heart they rise—Ah ! why less warm are tlie tears that lave The spot where the good man lies ? Is it nothing to keep the soul still young 9 Whea the frame where it dwells grows old ? Or less should a beautiful life be sung ,
Than the charms of an earthly mould ? No , old man , no ,- —one passing lay , Though a powerless lay it be , Shall be given to the thought of the silent clay , Which is all that is left of thee .
Though thy life was passed in the humble shade , Yet it brightened the shade around ; And every step that thy meek foot made , Was made upon holy ground .
Thou hast seen thy friends around thee fall , Thou hast lived through years of pain ;—And now thou hast reached the goal of all , And broken a frail world ' s chain .
Oh ! rest in peace till the day for which Thou hast looked with a Christian ' s eye I Faith , hope , and love , long have made thee rich In the gold of a purer sky . Though soon forgot be thy lowly sod ,
Yet thou hast not lived in vain ; For green above are the groves of God , Where the just shall meet again I Credit on .
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A SUNSET THOUGHT . Once more , O God ^ I own Thy power , At holy evening ' s glorious hour ; And , while I gaze , half deem I see A thinner veii 'twixt Earth and Thee . Yes—I adore Thy presence , while All Nature drinks Thy splendid smile—From radiant cloud to sunny sod , Rejoicing drinks the smile of God ! Crediton *
To The Memory Of The Late Rev. John Davis, Of Collumpton.
TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE REV . JOHN DAVIS , OF COLLUMPTON .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 2, 1825, page 236, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2535/page/44/
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