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Can I, my friend, with thee condole?–
When late repentance racks the soulEnsnared into the toils of hymen?Can I take part in such distress?–Poor martyr,–most devoutly, ‘Yes!’Thou weep’st because thy spouse has flownTo arms preferred before thine own;–A faithless wife,–I grant the curse,–And yet, my friend, it might be worse!Just hear another’s tale of sorrow,And, in comparing, comfort borrow!What! dost thou think…
Fast, in its prison-walls of earth,
Up, comrades, up, and aid the birthThe bell that shall be born to-day!Who would honor obtain,With the sweat and the pain,The praise that man gives to the master must buy.–But the blessing withal must descend from on high!And well an earnest word beseemsThe work the earnest hand prepares;Its load more light the labor deems,When sweet…
From earth I seem to wing my flight,
When thy sweet gaze meets mineI dream I quaff ethereal dew,When my own form I mirrored viewIn those blue eyes divine!Blest notes from Paradise afar,Or strains from some benignant starEnchant my ravished ear:My Muse feels then the shepherd’s hourWhen silvery tones of magic powerEscape those lips so dear!Young Loves around thee fan their wings–Behind, the…
Joy, thou goddess, fair, immortal,
Mad with rapture, to the portalOf thy holy fame we come!Fashion’s laws, indeed, may sever,But thy magic joins again;All mankind are brethren ever‘Neath thy mild and gentle reign.CHORUS.Welcome, all ye myriad creatures!Brethren, take the kiss of love!Yes, the starry realms aboveHide a Father’s smiling features!He, that noble prize possessing–He that boasts a friend that’s true,He…