Samuel Kettell, ed. Specimens of American Poetry. 1829.
By The Purse of CharityNathaniel A. Haven (17901826)
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And silken cords entwined,
Was given, to ease the painful bed,
And soothe the anxious mind.
To bid the poor rejoice,
And many a child of sorrow knows
The music of her voice.
Should bear her image still;
And with her generous feelings fraught,
Her liberal plans fulfil.
The humble child of wo;
But well the asking eye of want
Its silver spring should know.
To cold neglect consign’d,
No useless treasures e’er should swell
The purse with silver twined.