English poem
Memorials Of A Tour On The Continent, 1820 - XV. - After-Thought
O life! without thy chequered scene Of right and wrong, of weal and woe, Success and failure, could a ground For magnanimity be found; For faith, 'mid ruined hopes, serene? Or whence could virtue flow? Pain entered through a ghastly breach Nor while sin lasts must effort cease; Heaven upon earth's an empty boast; But, for the bowers of Eden lost, Mercy has placed within our reach A portion of God's peace.
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- Memorials Of A Tour On The Continent, 1820 - XIII. - Memorial
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