SONNET TO EMILIA, BY MR. R. A. DAVENPORT. "SAD is thy verse," you cry; " yet on thy cheek, The rose appears, still tearless are thine eyes: Thy converse gay, thy sorrow's truth denies; And ask the pity of the careless crowd ? And sacred seeks within itself to close SONNET. TO MIRTH. BY MR. R. A. DAVENPORT. FAR from my paths, unruly Mirth, retire! Bend thy light steps to Fortune's favour'd train; There, while the gay, the thoughtless throng admire, Fix thy bright throne, and rule with boundless reign. Be mine to stray where o'er the babbling stream Its pensive shade the drooping willow throws; Hid from the sultry sun's intrusive beam, There let me weep, in silence, o'er my woes. And oft, when night involves the world in gloom, Nor e'en one faintly-glimmering star appears; Sad let me wander to his lonely tomb, Who never more shall Sorrow's bitter tears Wipe from my eyes, or charm to rest my fears, And bid, with honied voice, Hope's roses bloom 1796. SONNET. ANTICIPATION. BY WM. WORDSWORTH, ESQ. SHOUT, for a mighty victory is won! On British ground the Invaders are laid low, And left them lying in the silent sun Never to rise again: The work is done. Come forth ye old men now in peaceful show, And greet your sons! drums beat, and trumpets blow! Make merry wives, ye little children stun Your Grandams' ears with pleasure of your noise! SONNET. TO THE MEMORY OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY. BY MR. R. A. DAVENPORT. WHEN all the glories of the Muse shall fade, Till then, thy godlike deeds, thy noble aim, In bright array, intrepid shall they stand, * Tear the just laurels from thy hallow'd shrine. * Horace Walpole. SONNET. THY balm, oh Time! all other anguish heals, For hopeless passion loves the pang it feels, And shuns the peace which sorrow finds in thee. When from the fatal wave the tempest's breath Casts the poor sailor's mangled corse on shore, I sigh to taste with him the peace of death That peace my heart can feel on earth no more. And when the bright, the cheerful, sun-beams play On the smooth bosom of a summer sea; When ev'ry scene, and ev'ry thought is gay, The face of Nature smiles in vain on me ; For he is lost, whose smile to joy could move That heart, which only feels Despair and Love. |