ISBN: 9781458843609

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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1834. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... PREFACE. It is believed that the Poems in this volume, composed as they were under circumstances of unusual affliction, will be read with a peculiar interest. They are the record of a secluded sufferer; yet surely, in a world like this of vicissitude and sorrow, they cannot fail to touch some chord of sympathetic feeling. We are not fitted for the condition of human life--we are not cultivated to the extent of the capabilities of our nature, if to us the genuine expressions of sorrow are not eloquent.--It is for a benevolent purpose, that God has wrought into our souls a capacity of receiving the impression of another''s joys, or sorrows. It is this capacity which unites us most truly to our fellow-beings. Without it, we should be solitary and sad in any part of God''s universe. Without it, knowledge would lose half its value, prosperity its highest charm, and suffering its most grateful alleviation. The Scriptures make their appeal to us, through this principle of our nature. Without this power of sympathy, we can hold no communion with Prophets and Apostles; and without it, the subduing narrative of a Savior''s sufferings would have been given to us in vain.--Imagination was bestowed upon us that we might place ourselves in the situation of others, and be affected by it to a congenial sympathy. This is, at least, one of the highest moral purposes of that noble faculty. When allied with benevolence and truth, it brings within our view a wider range of human interests than reason alone can apprehend. Why is it so seldom consecrated either to the sacred charities of life, or to the anticipation of the untold glories of heaven! From the Christian who has held intimate communion with the spirit of his crucified Master, and whose tenderness is kept alive by the h... Cynthia Taggart, Books, History, Poems Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Cranston & Hammond in 1834 in 147 pages; Subjects: Poetry / American / African American; Poetry / General;<