Poems with rhymes of thence

Only that underlying sense
Of the look of a room on returning thence.

No faintest gleam of sunlight through the dense
Infinity of gloom to lead thee thence--

Softest on sorrow's wound, and slowly thence,
(Lulling to sad repose the weary sense)

Where ever, ever stay, and go not thence,
Till nature's sad decree shall call thee hence;

So captives to his saint both soul and sense,
That wholly hers, all selfness he forbears,
Thence his desires he learns, his life's course thence.

In that strong hold prepares its last defence ;
And none but heavenly arms can drive it thence.

To hope for safety thence;
But holy souls from God obtain
A strong and sure defense.

And, orderly deriving thence
Its pleasure perfect and allow'd,
Bright with the spirit shone the sense,

And the grace to draw from thence
Larger hope and confidence.

Spring heroes many: issuing thence,
Names that should leave no vacant air
For fresh delight in confidence.

The bright-peeled osiers on the sunny fence,
The pent sow grunts to hear him stumping by,
And tries to push the bolt and scamper thence,

Though many an omen warned him thence,
Lingered the lord of eloquence?

We went home delivered thence,
Grudging him no recompense

``You may rhyme till you're blind, what arises from thence?
``But Debtor and Creditor brings in the Pence:

Oh Peggy was a young thing, her face was common sense,
I courted her about the spring and loved her ever thence.

Lay open to my probing sense
That, sick'ning, I would fain pluck thence

To hope for safety thence;
But holy souls from God obtain
A strong and sure defence.

The bloated master stalks delighted thence,
Proud of the thing, more proud of the expense.

And daily threaten to drive thence
My little garrison of sense:

And how quick he gets from thence
Timber for bridge and for his fence.