Alexander Pope by Pope Alexander; Sowerby Robin;

Author:Pope, Alexander; Sowerby, Robin;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

TO MRS M.B. ON HER BIRTHDAY

Oh be thou blest with all that Heaven can send,

Long health, long youth, long pleasure, and a friend:

Not with those toys the female world admire,

Riches that vex, and vanities that tire.

With added years, if life bring nothing new,

But like a sieve let every blessing through,

Some joy still lost, as each vain year runs o’er,

And all we gain, some sad reflection more;

Is that a birthday? ‘tis alas! too clear,

‘Tis but the funeral of the former year.

Let joy or ease, let affluence or content,

And the gay conscience of a life well spent,

Calm every thought, inspirit every grace,

Glow in thy heart and smile upon thy face.

Let day improve on day, and year on year,

Without a pain, a trouble, or a fear;

Till death unfelt that tender frame destroy,

In some soft dream, or ecstasy of joy,

Peaceful sleep out the Sabbath of the tomb,

And wake to raptures in a life to come.

Composed 1723 First published 1724

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