Poems Author:John Holland Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: A CANINE OBITUARY. "Whilst Cynthia bathed in silver light, The verdant vale and mountain's height, While meteors bright were seen to fly Across the distant no... more »rthern sky, Our bell was tolled, and in the blast, Our flag was streaming at half mast, As Cuff, the generous and the brave, Was borne to an untimely grave. In mournful mood, we onward marched, To where some trees his grave o'er arched, And while the winds did o'er him weep, We laid our hero down to sleep ; We saw the clay piled o'er his bones, We heard the rattling of the stones, And with a farewell sigh we swore Deep vengeance on his murderer. Poor Coff, where shall a dog be found, To equal him the country round ? His lightning glance the first to spy The distant flame illume the sky, His faithful bark informed us well, The instant echo to the knell, Which called the Maiden firemen brave To follow him that's in the grave. Hia mellow bark and swaggering way, Will haunt the town for many a day, No more well see his plume-like tail, With joyous bound wave in the gale ; The bells may ring, the demon rage, But Cuff they never shall engage— For zephyrs sigh and willows wave Around his lone lamented grave. HIS EPITAPH. Te curs and pups, that try to trace The paths by mighty heroes trod, A prince to all your snarling race, Lies stiff beneath this verdant sod. Unlike our barking dogs and men, To fear he was a dauntless stranger, He never raised his voice, but when He rushed to deeds of love and danger. Adieu dear Cuff, thy name shall ring 'Tis sworn by Upton, Oakes, and Spalden, So loBg as e'er a bell shall swing, High o'er the matchless tubs of Maiden. THE OLD PINE TREE, Of all the flowers the earth can yield, The fairest of them all That decks the garden bower, or field, Or...« less