Biography and Poetical Remains Author:Margaret Miller Davidson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1848 Original Publisher: Lea and Blanchard 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 c... more »an select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: ON READING CHILDE HAROLD. The rainbow's bright and varying hue, Mix'd with the soft celestial blue, The brightest, fairest stars of night, Which shed their radiance pure and bright, If mingled in a wreath, would be Too poor an offering for thee. The rooming sun should deck thy brow, Now dazzling bright, and softening now; But night's dark veil too oft doth cloud The brow which genius should enshroud, For vice has set her-impress there, Mingled with virtues pure and fair. 1833. INVOCATION. Oh, thou almighty Lord of heaven nnd earth ! From whom the world and man derive their birth, My youthful heart with sacred love inspire, And fill my soul with wild poetic fire. And oh, thou pure, transcendent muse of heaven, Descend upon an airy cloud of even, With thy bright fingers touch the trembling chord, And let it echo to my Saviour, Lord. 1833. CHRISTMAS HYMN. Hail to salvation's brilliant morn, Hail to the dawn of joy and peace, When God's supreme, almighty power, Bade all our pains and sorrows cease. Ye angels, sing your sweetest songs, And strike anew each golden lyre; Let him to whom the praise belongs The sacred strain inspire. The day the star of promise shone Bright in yon eastern sky, It bore redemption in its light, A herald from on high. It led a wise and chosen band, Who writhed beneath the rod Of Herod's proud and kingly hand, To seek their infant God. From his high throne in realms of bliss, Where love was in every breast, From his glorious home he came to this, And in his descen...« less