Moral Pieces, in Prose and Verse/The Confidence of Alexander

by Lydia Sigourney

THE CONFIDENCE OF ALEXANDER.

"HOW can'st thou sleep O King! devoid of fear,
"When dangers thicken, and when foes are near?

"How can'st thou sleep? They throng around thy rest,
"And scarce the arrow stays that wounds thy breast."

"And what think'st thou can harm my helpless head?
"My friend Parmenio watches near my bed."

But thou, O Christian, hast a firmer friend,
Who near thy steps, and o'er thy couch does bend;
So rise securely, and securely sleep,
For ever at thy side, that watchful guard shall keep.

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