Poems (Sewell)/Lines left at North Hinton

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LINES,
LEFT AT NORTH HINTON, IN HAMPSHIRE. 1792.
Whoe'er thou art! by Heaven's all-righteous pow'r,Shall here ordain to pass the-silent hour,In these sequester'd shades, may truth impartHer purest, noblest lessons to thy heart!And sweet angelic Hope, that balm disclose,Which calm approving Virtue only knows:If keen Remorse thy tortur'd soul corrode,May Virtue lead thee to her bright abode!From Fearon learn—in fervent Jackson[1] viewReligion's power, and all her meekness too!— ​And oh! if Pity comes, a weeping guest,Turn not, oh stranger, from her soft request;For Charity's dear sake, extend thy careTo the poor Orphan, and the Widow's pray'r!The sweet remembrance, Sorrow shall disarm,And give to barren wealth a nobler charm;That cordial, even in death, thy soul shall cheer,And Mercy stand a smiling Angel near!
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LINES ON THE PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE OF MY HONOURED MOTHER, The 14th of December, 1793: WRITTEN ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY.
Remembrance, on this conscious day, With softest light shall shine,And Gratitude's celestial ray Shall make its beams divine!
  1. ↑ The Rev. Wm. Jackson, late vicar of Christ-Church, Hants.
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