Adelaide Anne Procter Night Poems
- 1. The Requital
LOUD roared the tempest,
Fast fell the sleet;
A little Child Angel
Passed down the street,
... - 2. A Woman-s Question
BEFORE I trust my fate to thee,
Or place my hand in thine,
Before I let thy future give
Color and form to mine,
... - 3. Doubting Heart
WHERE are the swallows fled?
Frozen and dead,
Perchance, upon some bleak and stormy shore.
O doubting heart!
... - 4. Per Pacem Ad Lucem
I DO not ask, O Lord, that life may be
A pleasant road;
I do not ask that Thou wouldst take from me
Aught of its load;
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