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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASSION THE SOURCE OF MISERY, by HANNAH MORE Poet's Biography First Line: Yet heaven's decrees are just and wise Last Line: His miseries from his own. | |||
Yet Heaven's decrees are just and wise, And man is born to bear; Joy is the portion of the skies, Beneath them all is care. Yet blame not Heav'n; 't is erring man Who mars his own best joys; Whose passion uncontroll'd the plan Of promis'd bliss destroys. The deadliest wounds with which we bleed, Our crimes inflict alone: Man's mercies from God's hand proceed. His miseries from his own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DAVID, SELECTION by HANNAH MORE INSCRIPTION IN A BEAUTIFUL RETREAT CALLED FAIRY BOWER by HANNAH MORE PATIENT JOE, OR THE NEWCASTLE COLLIER by HANNAH MORE THE BLACK SLAVE TRADE; A POEM by HANNAH MORE THE RIOT, OR HALF A LOAF IS BETTER THAN NO BREAD by HANNAH MORE THE TWO WEAVERS by HANNAH MORE BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK by AMY LOWELL THE SONG OF A HEATHEN by RICHARD WATSON GILDER |
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