Poems (Nealds)/Sonnet. To my eldest Daughter
SONNET.TO MY ELDEST DAUGHTER.
My first-born darling, come to my embrace,And let me gaze again upon thy face! It is a sweet remembrancer of other years,When pleasure's sun unclouded by the hazeOf disappointment rude, rose in one blaze Of bright effulgence—soon to set in tears!
Thou art a gentle record of the past,Of those blest days which were too bright to last. Oh my loved child! thou art indeed to meA sweet drop in my cup of bitterness;For as I gaze in fondness upon thee, Hope bids me look for future happiness.—
And now with this blest thought I will my griefs assuage,That thou with duteous care wilt soothe my drooping age.