Written in the Conclusion of a Letter to Mr. Tickel, intreating him to recommend the Widow Gordon's Petition.

Written in the Conclusion of a Letter to Mr. Tickel, intreating him to recommend the Widow Gordon's Petition.

Eternal King, is there one Hour, To make me greatly bless'd? When shall I have it in my Pow'r To succour the Distress'd?

In vain, alas! my Heart o'erflows With useless Tenderness; Why must I feel Another's Woes, And cannot make them less?

Yet I this Torture must endure; 'Tis not reserv'd for me To ease the Sighing of the Poor, Or set the Pris'ners free.