Lines Written In A Young Lady's Album

George W Sands 1824 ( Pennsylvania,) – 1900 (District of Columbia, District of Columbia, )



'Tis not in youth, when life is new, when but to live is sweet,
When Pleasure strews her starlike flow'rs beneath our careless feet,
When Hope, that has not been deferred, first waves its golden wings,
And crowds the distant future with a thousand lovely things; -
  
When if a transient grief o'ershades the spirit for a while,
The momentary tear that falls is followed by a smile;
Or if a pensive mood, at times, across the bosom steals,
It scarcely sighs, so gentle is the pensiveness it feels
  
It is not then the, restless soul will seek for one with whom
To share whatever lot it bears, its gladness or its gloom, -
Some trusting, tried, and gentle heart, some true and faithful breast,
Whereon its pinions it may fold, and claim a place of rest.
  
But oh! when comes the icy chill that freezes o'er the heart,
When, one by one, the joys we shared, the hopes we held, depart;
When    friends, like autumn's withered leaves, have fallen by our side,
And life, so pleasant once, becomes a desert wild and wide; -
  
As for her olive branch the dove swept o'er the sullen wave,
That rolled above the olden world - its death-robe and its grave! -
So will the spirit search the earth for some kind, gentle one,
With it to share her destiny, and make it all her own!
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Submitted on August 03, 2020

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Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH IIXX
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 1,249
Words 238
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

George W Sands

GEORGE W. SANDS, died suddenly of heart failure Sunday morning at his boarding house, near the Capitol, in Washington, aged 57 years. Mr. Sands, who was formerly of this city, was preparing to come to Hagerstown on the B&O excursion when stricken. He had been down to the station Saturday night and he went to his boarding house and complained of feeling ill. He went to bed and was found dead in it, peaceful and composed as he had died without a pang of any kind. He had taken a little medicine that he had gotten at a drug store, but had declined to see a physician. Added by Sanebee George W. Sands BIRTH Mar 1842 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 22 Jul 1900 (aged 58) District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA BURIAL Rose Hill Cemetery Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA PLOT Sec D/125 MEMORIAL ID 143562442 · View Source MEMORIAL PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 0 GEORGE W. SANDS, died suddenly of heart failure Sunday morning at his boarding house, near the Capitol, in Washington, aged 57 years. Mr. Sands, who was formerly of this city, was preparing to come to Hagerstown on the B&O excursion when stricken. He had been down to the station Saturday night and he went to his boarding house and complained of feeling ill. He went to bed and was found dead in it, peaceful and composed as he had died without a pang of any kind. He had taken a little medicine that he had gotten at a drug store, but had declined to see a physician. The telegram announcing his death was a severe shock to his family. The deceased had been employed in the Government Printing Office since last March. He was appointed to the position through the influence of Congressman Pearre. Mr. Sands had been a sufferer from heart trouble for some time, but had been feeling well. He was a tailor by trade and for a number of years was employed by Grove Bros. Before going to Washington he was a Court baliff. He was a Republican and took an active part in politics. During 1898 he had charge of the senate cloak room at Annapolis. He served in the Union Army during the latter part of the Civil War. He was a member of Reno Post G.A.R. and Sioux Tribe of Redmen. more…

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