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Bulo; Reuben Ross; A Tale of the Manacles; Hymn, Song and Story.
Bulo Reuben Ross A Tale of the Manacles Hymn Song and Story Author:John Harris 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: EEUBEN ROSS. PART SECOND. Scene—Cave on the cliff with Reuben Ross before it. Time—Morning. Reuben Ross. No Providence ! The thought itself is sin, ... more » And burns like cinders. Hence, ye cloudy doubts, And hide with Error in his vault of gloom, Where never daylight pierces ! In the heavens I see His hand, and trace it on the earth. The hurricane that travels in the dark With ruin on his wings ; the northern winds That twist the oaks like straws; the thunder roar That awes the rocking mountains; the great sea, The forest-trumpets, the swift river's voice, The changing seasons, sun and moon and stars, Comets and clouds, the hues of morn and eve ; Birds on the boughs, the flowerets of the fields, The rain among the roses, sounds and sights At every angle, fill their cups of praise, And gladly hymn the God of Providence. He feeds the widow and her weeping babes, Though to the cold world strangers. The poor man With sackcloth on his loins, begging his bread From door to door, the road his only home, Has his wants met by Him who succours all. Once in a cottage by a shelly creek I saw an aged matron at her meal, A crust of bread and water. I had found Her door half open : so I entered in Somewhat abruptly. At her table's end By a small window, sheltering a few flowers, Sat this contented pilgrim. Need I say, Her linen weeds and linen cap were clean As when they left the mangle ? Her two hands Were clasped together and her eyes upraised. I watched her face, and saw two tears upon't Shining like crystal, slowly gliding down Where wrinkles long had wasted. 'Twas a sight To fix the gaze of angels, a fit theme To engage the artist's pencil, this grey saint Left lonely in the desert, praising God For a dry crust and wate...« less