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Imogine; Or, the Flowers and Fruits of Rome, a Metrical Tale by M- H-.
Imogine Or the Flowers and Fruits of Rome a Metrical Tale by M H Author:M- H- General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1863 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CANTO III. THE ORPHANS. Little children, seek the Saviour! He who children in His arms Gently took, with loving favour, Chasing all their vain alarms. Little know ye, helpless strangers In this world of care and woe, What the sorrows and the dangers, That attend your path below. For the seeds of sin are hidden Deep in every infant heart; And to tempt to things forbidden, Satan plies each subtle art. But the Saviour will befriend you, If to Him you daily pray ; Pity, pardon, and defend you, Lead you in the heavenward way. Could Piercy Allan have forseen, how soon His hapless children would be thus deprived Of both their parents, he had doubtless made Arrangements for their welfare more secure Than those which now existed. But alas! 'Tis difficult for health to realize How sudden and abrupt full often prove Death's treacherous visits; though enjoined to "watch." The friend with whom Dolores had sojourned In Allan's absence, had her kinsman left. But good Alvario, in whose care and trust Allan had left his children's property, Strove towards his charge to act a guardian's part. The kind Jeanetta, who had faithful proved, He left to occupy their parents' house, And placed the children 'neath her tender care; Then to their relative in England wrote : But brief and heartless was the cold reply Sent by their uncle ; stating he declined To take the orphan children as his charge, Since their paternal grandsire yet survived. Age and infirmity had little done To soften stern Espardo's rugged heart, And, to Alvario's letter, his reply No hope afforded of assista...« less