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POETICAL MISCELLANIES.

EVIL PASSIONS.

FIERCE is the eagle in his pride,

The vulture in the air,

The tiger in the forest wide,

The lion in his lair;

But birds of prey, and savage

Are not so fierce and fell

beasts

In all their rage, as human breasts,

Where evil passions dwell.

EARTHLY JOY.

Lady, wouldst thou be blest? Then plume thy

wings,

And seek with all thy soul eternal things.

All worldly bliss is but an empty breath,
That fails in life, and fades away in death.
Fortune may favour, Fancy may beguile,
Hope wave her golden wings, and sweetly smile;
But sad Experience, with a brow o'ercast,
Sighing with grief, and pointing to the past,
Whispers, the fair illusion to destroy,
That "joy unmingled is not earthly joy.”

MAN'S FRAILTY.

Though strong to run his heavenly course,
The sun in glory rise;

How soon, alas! his parting beam
Forsakes the western skies.

So man, exulting, thoughtless man,
Breaks through the glare and gloom
That mark his little earthly hour,
Then drops into the tomb.

ON ENTERING A NEW HABITATION.

Almighty Lord, where'er our tent may stand, Our Shepherd be; guard us on every hand. With grace and goodness guide us on our way; Go where we go, and where we tarry, stay.

THE DRUNKARD'S CHAINS.

The negro is manacled against his will;
Not so the drunkard; he has sought
The bondage that his sins have wrought;
And he may cry, amid his pains

And his despair, "I made my chains."

AFFLICTION.

Welcome that axe, though sharp its edge may be, That lops the ailing branch, and spares the tree.

TO A SUFFERING AND DEPRESSED FRIEND,

Accompanied with a Spray of Roses.

Let God be thy refuge,

Whate'er be thy lot;

The world may change round thee,
But he changes not.

There's a flower in the meadow
There is fruit on the tree,
And a bright beam of sunshine,
Still waiting for thee.

WHEN SHALL WE THREE MEET AGAIN?

"When shall we three meet again,"
Free from sin, and grief, and pain?
When eternity shall spread

Its shadows; when the quick and dead,
Echoing through the vast profound,
Hear the clanging trumpet sound;
Free from sin, and grief, and pain,
we three meet again."

Then may

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THE CROSS OF CALVARY.

Written for the Child's Companion. And did my Saviour, fill'd with love, And pity, leave the realms above? How great and sad my sins must be, That he should die at Calvary!

Oh, still may I, with grief and shame,
My dear Redeemer's love proclaim;
And loudly praise his mercy free,
Who bowed his head at Calvary.

When pondering on the pains he bore,
I love my Saviour more and more,
And bow my heart and bend my knee
To him who died at Calvary.

To him, with heart and tongue, I raise
My song of thankfulness and praise,
Who freely gave his life for me,
And bore my sins at Calvary.

CREATION AND REVELATION.

There is to him who reads the sacred page,
With knowledge, faith, humility, and love,
A sweet and healing influence in creation;
An alchymy that turns his griefs to gold.
The clear blue sky, the trees and verdant glebe,
The springing flower, and gently murmuring brook,
All soothe the mind with pure and tranquil
thoughts;

E'en like a smiling, heavenly visitant,

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Winning the weary heart from earthly ills;
Filling the mind with proofs of love Divine,
And pointing onwards to eternity

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PUBLISHED WORKS,

WRITTEN BY THE LATE MR. GEORGE MOGRIDG F.

PUBLISHED BY THE RELIGIOUS TRACT
SOCIETY.

Shilling Books. 18mo. With Engravings.

Aunt Upton and her Nephews and Nieces.
Chapters for Children.

Country Tales for the Young.

Footprints of Popery; or, Places where the Martyrs have suffered.

Lessons worth Learning, for Boys.

Lessons worth Learning, for Girls.
Little Budget for Little Girls.
Old Alan Gray's Cheerful Chapters.
Play Hours.

Pleasant Tales for the Young.
Present in Prose for Young People.

Tales in Rhyme, for Boys.

Tales in Rhyme, for Girls.

Tales for Young Thinkers.

One Shilling and Sixpence. 18mo.

With Engravings.

Country Pictures.

Country, The; or, Old Michael and Young Maurice.

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