Greenland and Other Poems Author:James Montgomery General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1819 Original Publisher: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown Subjects: Moravians Greenland History / General History / Polar Regions Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: This is a ... more »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 books for free. Excerpt: MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. . V - '- 1 v.. chapter{Section 4 HOPE. Imitated from the Italian of Serafino j unyielding to Despair, Springs for ever fresh and fair ; Earth's serenest prospects fly, Hope's enchantments never die. At Fortune's frown, in evil hour, Though honour, wealth, and friends depart, She cannot drive, with all her power, This lonely solace from the heart: And while this the soul sustains, Fortune still unchanged remains; Wheresoe'er her wheel she guides, Hope upon the circle rides. The Syrens, deep in ocean's caves, Sing while abroad the tempests roar, Expecting soon the frantic waves To ripple on a smiling shore: In the whirlwind, o'er the spray, They behold the halcyon play; And through midnight clouds afar, Hope lights up the morning star. This pledge of bliss in future years Makes smooth and easy every toil; The swain, who sows thp wasts with tear-. In fancy reaps a teeming soil: What though mildew blight his joy, Frost or flood his crops destroy, War compel his feet to roam, Hope still carols Harvest Home ! The monarch exiled from his realm, The slave in fetters at the oar, The seaman sinking by the helm, The captive on his dungeon floor; All through peril, pain, and death, Fondly cling to parting breath; Glory, freedom, power, are past, But the dream of Hope will last. Weary an...« less