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The Renfrewshire Annual, Ed. by Mrs. Maxwell
The Renfrewshire Annual Ed by Mrs Maxwell Author:Maxwell General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1842 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: ODE TO DISAPPOINTMENT. BV John Pattison, Esq. Hail Disappointment! Tho' I fear The wreath I twine thy eye may sear, And wither ere it flower ; For I, alas! too oft through life, In sorrow, care, and trouble rife, Have felt thy blighting power. When in life's morn I sought the bowers, Where lightly danced the tip-toe hours, And all was revelry: Thy hand would draw the veil aside, And daunt the still undaunted pride, That lov'd to cope with thee. The War-fiend raged 'neath Glory's sun, My heart's first love 1 -- I doted on Her splendid, mad career ; But Duty and Affection came With thee, low skulking in their train, And shattered brand and spear. Oft when bright Joy had clad the wild, When Care had slumber'd -- Sorrow smil'd, And all was vernal bloom, Thy horrid shade would intervene, To blast the fleeting fevered dream, With trophies from the tomb. The Tomb! -- wo's me! -- the greedy grave, Hath torn the lovely, bright, and brave, From my fond anxious eyes : Those precious ones have passed away, Nor would I, if I might, them stay From mansions in the skies. Then would sweet Expectation cast A sunny gleam on sorrow past, To cheer my solitude; But thy misshapen form would stride Before me, and my peace deride With scoff's both long and loud. But then Ibask'd in Wealth's vain smile, When Pride would oft thy vengeance foil: Of Pride thou art afraid ! And tho' 'tis said the last's accurst, To him once cozened of the first, I would not lose thy aid. 'Twas then in Polly's cap and bells I joined the boisterous laugh that swells The mid...« less