Appall'd upon its gulf; ;-then backwards shrunk Convulsively to life, and hope renew'd Unfroze his blood, and o'er his features threw The seaman watch'd, and sigh'd to see it sink Again it came, The unchang'd, unchanging morning, rising wild Upon a joyless world; yet did his eye Glisten to see the dawn, though it awoke In tempest; and that day flew by, and night Broke, and the sufferer liv'd! The hand of death But succour came not! On the rugged rock Of waters dash'd the dead; and on the brave, A shout Comes from the cliffs-a shout of joy! Awake, The cheers of that bold crew-the welcome sounds H IMITATION FROM THE PERSIAN. By Dr. Southey. LORD! who art merciful as well as just, Father Almighty, who hast made me man, I lay before thee, Lord, with this petition:- My sins, and my contrition! |