Moral Pieces, in Prose and Verse/On the Departure of Mrs. Nott, with the Missionaries for India

by Lydia Sigourney

ON THE DEPARTURE OF MRS. NOTT, WITH THE MISSIONARIES FOR INDIA.

ADIEU to her to whom my soul was dear,
Of life unblemish'd, and of heart sincere,
A long adieu! for never, never more,
Must that lov'd footstep press its native shore.
Friend of my heart! now parted far from me,
Borne on the bosom of the faithless sea,
Thou soon must o'er the wilds of Asia stray,

Where the rude Hindoo holds his devious way.
Where'er thou art, my spirit flies to thine,
Bound with the cord of sympathy divine,
And faith still looks beyond this scene of pain,
Where holy friendship's bands shall ne'er be rent again.

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