. A selection of posthumous poems. ut the softly silent tear ? 41 4- rf r r f •* cMts^rvatev^^^ \fjcAcxskc+i&£*jikr sJ^cj^^J^dk^tJ^jcy^ HE TEAR. The tear is Natures sweet relief,In evry joy, in evry tear succeeds the heaving sigh,Streaming blest comfort from the eye. Amid our many ills below,Pity accompanies each blow:Twas Heaven that in its mercy, here,Gave comfort in the falling tear. Though evry source of joy be fled,And all the friends we loved are dead,-Yet a relief is ever near,When gushes forth the falling tear. Has disappointments deadly dartWounded the lovers bleeding heart

---

. A selection of posthumous poems. ut the softly silent tear ? 41 4- rf r r f •* cMts^rvatev^^^ \fjcAcxskc+i&£*jikr sJ^cj^^J^dk^tJ^jcy^ HE TEAR. The tear is Natures sweet relief,In evry joy, in evry tear succeeds the heaving sigh,Streaming blest comfort from the eye. Amid our many ills below,Pity accompanies each blow:Twas Heaven that in its mercy, here,Gave comfort in the falling tear. Though evry source of joy be fled,And all the friends we loved are dead,-Yet a relief is ever near,When gushes forth the falling tear. Has disappointments deadly dartWounded the lovers bleeding heart ?—Struck the loved object once so dear?—•Nature provides the soothing tear. 12 f r r^vj^v^^j^^v^^^^T^r^^y^ V ?*3M£jk2&£joi^^ THE TEAK, & a In joy and pleasure, grief and pain,In loss of health, or friends, or gain,In troubles, howsoeer severe,Relief comes in the falling tear. O God of mercy ! let our tearsPlead for the sins of former years;And penitential joy returnTo bless the souls that humbly mourn ! 1i a. * ^p^?^^p!^v^v^v^v^

---

Size: 1570px × 1592px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1860, bookidselectionofposth00peak