Benjamin Cutler Clark Poems

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1.
On Seeing A Snow-Bird

The woodman sits snug at his hearth,
The ground is all cover'd with snow,
The foliage has gone from the earth,
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2.
On The Fugitive Law

And so you will not hear the prayer
Of thousands who, in common, share
Rights that are equal, just, and fair,—
Ye've not discuss'd!
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3.
Who Hath The Courage?

Who hath courage? Not the hero
Leading in the strife,
To receive a nation's plaudits,
For his waste of life.
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4.
Lines On The Death Of A Child, J. W., Aged 11 Years.

Like a transient shining light,
From beneath a cloudless sky,
Like a swift-wing'd seraph bright,
Thou hast gone to realms on high.
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5.
No Enemies

'He has no enemies!' you say.
I pity his condition;
His manhood he has thrown away,
His candour and position.
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6.
An Acrostic, C. F.

Consistent friend of right,
Hast thou been called hence?
Armed with power and might,
Receive thy recompense!
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Just like a rose in early spring,
That blooms and withers in a day;
So thou, poor fragile sickly thing,
Was early call'd away.
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8.
Sing Unto God

Sing unto God on high,
And to Emmanuel,
Who reigns in yonder spacious sky,
And yet with men doth dwell.
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9.
The Captive

By the wayside lay a poor bleeding stranger,
Lone and forsaken, in anguish and pain,
Sore and oppressed—in imminent danger—
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10.
The Crisis

When a crisis heaves in view,
Manfully meet it;
Do not shrink or be dismay'd,
Cheerfully greet it.
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