Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-04-23
From the Londonderry Sentinel.
THE INFANTS DREAM
J. JoIISs.

Oh cradle me on thy knee, mamma.
And sing me the holy strain
That -D1lh'd me last a. You fpnlly prcsi
Ny glowing check 10 your soft white breast;
For | saw sight as Won sung me To r,st
That fam would see again.
And smile as You then did smile, mamma.
And weep as you then did weep;
Then fix on me thy glist'ning eve
And gazr and gaze till the tear be- dry;
Then rock Inc gently and sing and sinh
Tai you lull me fast asleep.
For drramd n heavenly dream. mamma.
While ,lunlbarina on thy knee,
And ! lived IN a land where forms divine
In Kingdoms of glory cternallv shine,
And the world I'D give, if the world were mine
Again that land 10 see
l f,nccd We roam'd in wood, mamma,
And we rested us under bough
Then near me a butterfly luricrrd in pride
And chased II away through the forct WIDE
And t,lea night came on, and lost my guide,
And knew not what II do.
NV heart grow sicl, with far, mamma
And loudly wept for thee
HuI white rohcd maiden appeared IN the air
And She flung back 'h' crrls OF her golden hair,
And she klss'd me 50 softly ere was aware,
Saying, come pretty babe with me-"
Nv tears and fear she heguilcd mamma.
And she led me far away;
We cn'er'd the door of the dark, dark tomb;
~ r1s.oi through n long, long vaul, Of gloom,
tu.n '0cnoi onr ewes on land Of bloom,
WV = S"H OI cllltss udN
heavenly forms were there mamma,
t'! lovely cheruhS bright;
'N.y smiled when they saw me- but was nm.z'd
".. wondering, around me ] ma2cd and aazed
trl soNne heard, and sunny beams blazcd-
All glorious IN the land Of light
Bat soon came shining thronq mamma,
Of white wiuad babes to me;
Their eyes looked love and their sweet lip- Smild
And they marvrllcd to meet with an earth bord child,
And they gloriod that from earth was exilcd,
Saylng-"llcrc love, thou bcst shalt be-"
Then mixed with the heavenly rhrong, mamma,
With chcruh and scraphm fair
And saw, as roamd, the regions of peace,
The spirits which came from this world Of distress.
And there was the Joy no tongue can expires
For thCy knew no sorrow there.
Do You mind when sister Jane, mamma,
Lav d,nd short time agone
Oh! YOU gazed on the sad and lovely wreck,
With fall flood OF wo you could not check, [break
And vonr heart was sore, you wished it would
But Moved, and you aye sobbcd on?
But oh had you been with Inc, mamma,
In the realms ofunknowu care,
And seen what saw you'd ne er have cried Tdied
Touch they buried pretty Jane in the grave when sh,
For shining with theblcst, and adorned like bride
Sweet sister Jane was there.
Do Won mind that silly old man, mamma
Who came 50 late To our door.
And the night was dark, and the tempest loud
And his heart was weak, but his soul was proud,
And his ragged old mantle served for his STROUD,
Ere the midnight watch was o'erl
And think what a weight Of we, mamma,
Made heavy each long drawn sigh,
As the good old man sat on papas old chair
While the ram dropped down from his thin grey hair,
And fast the ble ter of speeches. care
Ran down with his glazing eye
And think what heavenward oot mamma
Flaslr'd through each trembling eve
As he told how he went 10 the l,aron's strong hole
SAVING, "Oh! let me IN for the night is cold =
But the rich man cried SEQ sleep in the wood
For We p itd no beggars here
W.! Hev.r in glory too mamma,
\, l,rgV rs the bIcst can be;
TTr r.. aims IN the mansion of light
For ~ with the pairiarchs, cloth'd in white
And tr..o was not a srroph had a crown more brigh
Nor n cost r. roLt than he.
Nov eir0 for f,i1 would sleep, mamma,
Aud dro7'l.-l dranud before;
rr sound vor nay slunhor, aud sweet was my yes
WIZ. II, a.r 200 'hr kingdom { life was guest;
And the heart that has nroLbd IN the cilnes of ll
Can love this world no more. lblcst