Whilst zephyr sooths the angry waves
Of Ocean into rest,
Each vessel is in safety borne,
And every pilot blest.

But he indeed demands our praise,
Who stems the tempest's force,
And midst the ire of hostile waves,
Pursues his destin'd course.

(C) Matilda Betham
01/01/2000


Best Poems of Matilda Betham

• The Fraternal Duel
• Rhapsody
• On A Fan
• Philemon
• Fragment
• Sonetto
• To M.i. (ii)
• To M.i.
• On The Eve Of Departure From O
• La Fortuna Dello Stesso
• Written In London, On The 19th Of March, 1796
• Written April The 18th, 1796
• Invitation, To J.b.c.
• Written On Whitsun-monday, 1795
• Cantata Dello Stesso
• The Lonely Walk
• Editha
• Fragment (ii)
• Human Pleasure Or Pain
• In A Letter To Arc On Her Wishing To Be Called Anna
• In Memory Of Mr Agostino Isola, Of Cambridge, Who Died On The 5th Of June, 1797