He was a little heir of shame - his birth Announced by peevish voices, and his death Welcomed by all; he staid not long on earth, Nor vex'd them long with his fast-fleeting breath; He felt their blows, too young to feel their scorn; How that poor babe was beaten and reviled, Because, albeit so mischievously born, He wail'd as loudly as a lawful child! They hurried to the goal his faltering pace; Full soon they bore him to his mother's grave; No more for other's sin accounted base, In Paradise he shows his harmless face; The Saviour flinches not from his embrace, But gives him all his infant-heart can crave. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DEATH SCENE by EMILY JANE BRONTE MEMORABILIA by ROBERT BROWNING LOVE'S CAUTION by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES DIVINATION BY A DAFFADILL by ROBERT HERRICK FOR DECORATION DAY: 1898-1899 by RUPERT HUGHES |