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Zatahra; Or, the Sorceress of Brussels, a Metrical Tale, by the Authoress of 'imogine'.
Zatahra Or the Sorceress of Brussels a Metrical Tale by the Authoress of 'imogine' Author:M- H- General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1872 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CANTO IV. THE ROSARY. CANDOUR. There is a virtue, fair as light, Of heavenly wisdom born, Though oft the world her counsels slight And treat her claims with scorn. For candour praises not, nor blames, By partisanship's laws, She at impartial fairness aims, And prejudice abhors. Beneath her influence, faults confessed Make friendship's ties more dear, And rivals, with unruffled breast, Each other's praises hear. She loves her sacred power to use To clear an injured name, Nor coldly spurns a just excuse, But weighs its rightful claim. In controversy's troubled field, When angry passions lour, She oft prevails on pride to yield, And own conviction's power. She throws not sarcasm's poisoned dart 'Gainst an opponent's breast, Nor plays the sophist's treacherous part The victor's wreath to wrest. Justice, and charity, and truth Adorn her sacred brow: Her gifts more lovely render youth, And age with grace endow. Those gifts to social life impart: 0, Candour! -- heavenly maid -- And rule the pen, the lips, the heart Of those who seek thine aid. Since Korah's censers, by the sacred word Were hallowed deemed, as offered to the Lord, For altar use permitted to abide, -- The sad memorials of presumptuous pride; Since in the Ark of God a place was given To Aaron's rod, and manna -- sent from heaven -- (Of sovereign power and mercy the record), And held in reverence, though not adored; Let not salvation's emblem be despised -- Although by superstition idolized; Nor treat with scornful levity the sign Of that dread cross, whose victim was ...« less