Man Was Made To Mourn: A Dirge（2 / 3）
licentious passions burn;
which tenfold force gives nature's law.
that man was made to mourn.
“look not alone on youthful prime,
or manhood's active might;
man then is useful to his kind,
supported in his right:
but see him on the edge of life,
with cares and sorrows worn;
then age and want—oh! ill-match'd pair—
shew man was made to mourn.
“a few seem favourites of fate,
in pleasure's lap carest;
yet, think not all the rich and great
are likewise truly blest:
but oh! what crowds in ev'ry land,
all wretched and forlorn,
thro' weary life this lesson learn,
that man was made to mourn.
“many and sharp the num'rous ills
inwoven with our frame!
more pointed still we make ourselves,
regret, remorse, and shame!
and man, whose heav'n-erected face
the smiles of love adorn,—
man's inhumanity to man
makes countless thousands mourn!
“see yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight,
so abject, mean, and vile,
who begs a brother of the earth ↑返回顶部↑
which tenfold force gives nature's law.
that man was made to mourn.
“look not alone on youthful prime,
or manhood's active might;
man then is useful to his kind,
supported in his right:
but see him on the edge of life,
with cares and sorrows worn;
then age and want—oh! ill-match'd pair—
shew man was made to mourn.
“a few seem favourites of fate,
in pleasure's lap carest;
yet, think not all the rich and great
are likewise truly blest:
but oh! what crowds in ev'ry land,
all wretched and forlorn,
thro' weary life this lesson learn,
that man was made to mourn.
“many and sharp the num'rous ills
inwoven with our frame!
more pointed still we make ourselves,
regret, remorse, and shame!
and man, whose heav'n-erected face
the smiles of love adorn,—
man's inhumanity to man
makes countless thousands mourn!
“see yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight,
so abject, mean, and vile,
who begs a brother of the earth ↑返回顶部↑