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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASSION THE SOURCE OF MISERY, by HANNAH MORE Poet's Biography First Line: Yet heaven's decrees are just and wise Last Line: His miseries from his own. | |||
Yet Heaven's decrees are just and wise, And man is born to bear; Joy is the portion of the skies, Beneath them all is care. Yet blame not Heav'n; 't is erring man Who mars his own best joys; Whose passion uncontroll'd the plan Of promis'd bliss destroys. The deadliest wounds with which we bleed, Our crimes inflict alone: Man's mercies from God's hand proceed. His miseries from his own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DAVID, SELECTION by HANNAH MORE INSCRIPTION IN A BEAUTIFUL RETREAT CALLED FAIRY BOWER by HANNAH MORE PATIENT JOE, OR THE NEWCASTLE COLLIER by HANNAH MORE THE BLACK SLAVE TRADE; A POEM by HANNAH MORE THE RIOT, OR HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NO BREAD by HANNAH MORE THE TWO WEAVERS by HANNAH MORE THE WALL STREET PIT, MAY, 1901 by EDWIN MARKHAM ROCK ME TO SLEEP by ELIZABETH AKERS ALLEN MELANCHOLIA by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |
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