Taylor, Jane, 1783-1824, Taylor, Ann, 1782-1866 · Philadelphia : T. Ash · leaf 31
all destroy ? Why should my tyrant will suspend A life by wisdom givn ?Or sooner bid thy being end, Than was designd by Heaven ? Lost to the joys which reason knows, Ephemeron and frail,Tis thine to wander where the rose Perfumes the cooling gale. To bask upon the sunny bed, The damask flowr to… … THE TEMPEST. SEE the dark vapours cloud the sky, The thunder rumbles round and round :The lightnings flash begins to fly,Big drops of rain bedew the ground:The frightend birds, with ruffled wing,Fly through the air and cease to sing. Now nearer rolls the mighty peal,Incessant thunder roars aloud…
Children's poetry, English
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