Elizabeth Bath

Elizabeth Bath (17 February 1772 – 3 October 1856) was an English poet, author of a collection of sixty-six poems published by subscription in 1806 in Bristol.

Quotes

 * Forever seeking, never found, In this wide varied scene; Sole object of unceasing search, While in this low terrene. Yet vain the search, if in the heart Some lurking passion dwell; For this will hang with cypress wreath Retirement's secret cell. In vain the outward scene is calm, In vain the world we fly; If thou, in pure religion's garb, Thy friendly aid deny.
 * "Address to Happiness", from Poems, on Various Occasions (1806)


 * Why, alas! is life decreed Full of pain and full of sorrow? All uncertain as it is, Can we rest upon to-morrow? Why should blessings yet in store, Hold us still in expectation? Leading thro' succeeding sorrows, By some fond anticipation: 'Tis to give a tender interest To the scenes in which we're moving: While those hopes so often blasted, Sensual pleasures are reproving.
 * "An Effusion", from Poems, on Various Occasions (1806)