Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CHILDREN WHOM JESUS BLESSED, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Happy were they, the mothers, in whose sight Last Line: Of claims upon a heritage divine. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Children; Jesus Christ; Childhood | ||||||||
HAPPY were they, the mothers, in whose sight Ye grew, fair children! hallowed from that hour By your Lord's blessing. Surely thence a shower Of heavenly beauty, a transmitted light Hung on your brows and eyelids, meekly bright, Through all the after years, which saw ye move Lowly, yet still majestic, in the might, The conscious glory of the Saviour's love! And honoured be all childhood, for the sake Of that high love! Let reverential care Watch to behold the immortal spirit wake, And shield its first bloom from unholy air; Owning, in each young suppliant glance, the sign Of claims upon a heritage Divine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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