Penny Dreadfuls, 1812 · page 234 of 258
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This is a text page containing poetry labeled "IMITATED FROM JEREMIAH" (Chapter 31, verse 15). The poem appears to be a Victorian-era verse adaptation of the biblical passage, written in a sentimental, melodramatic style typical of penny dreadful literature. It describes Rachel mourning her children in Ramah's plain, emphasizing themes of grief, desolation, and eventual consolation. The verse uses archaic language ("nigh," "forlorn") and biblical imagery, concluding with reassurance that the "loved, lamented band" will return from "the destroyer's land." There are no illustrations—only the printed text on an aged, cream-colored page.
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IMITATED FROM JEREMIAH. CHAP. xxxi. v. 15. | Hark, the voice of loud lament Sounds through Ramah’s saddened plain ! There cherished grief, there pining discontent, And desolation reign. There, mid her weeping train See Rachel for her children mourn Disconsolate, forlorn ! The comforter she will not hear, And from his soothing strains she hopeless turns her ear. Daughter of affliction peace, | Let, at last, thy sorrows cease, Wipe thy sadly streaming eye, Look up, behold thy children nigh: io! thy vows have all been heard, See how vainly thou hast feared! See, from the destroyer’s land Comes the loved, lamented band; Comichbooks.com