Whose waters clear have influence
From sin's foul stains the soul to cleanse;
And, night and day, I them augment
With tears, like a true penitent,
Until, due expiation made,
And fit atonement fully paid,
The lord and bridegroom me present,
Where in sweet strains of high consent,
God's throne before, the Seraphim
Shall chaunt the extatic marriage hymn."

"Now Christ restore thee soon "--I said,
And thenceforth all my dream was fled.




POEMS WRITTEN IN THE YEARS 1795-98,
AND NOT REPRINTED BY LAMB




SONNET

_(Summer, 1795)_


The Lord of Life shakes off his drowsihed,
And 'gins to sprinkle on the earth below