Lines

Caroline Carleton 1811 (Middlesex) – 1874 (Matta House, Kadina)



On observing the light of two lamps in the
Town form a Triangle with a conspicuous
Star in the Evening Sky.

Two lights below and one above—
Two lights that lead astray,
And one that points to blissful rest
After life’s feverish day.

False Lights of Earth! that shine to lure
The wayworn traveller on,
Till in some lonely wild he sinks
And lies in darkness down.

Fair star of night! thy friendly ray,
To erring man is given,
The finger-post of Deity
Marking the road to Heaven!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXX XAXA XXXX ABXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 474
Words 90
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 4, 4

Caroline Carleton

Caroline Carleton was a South Australian poet, born in England, who is best known for her prize-winning poem Song of Australia, which, put to a tune by Carl Linger was used as a patriotic song in South Australian schools and elsewhere, and one of four in a national plebiscite to select a National Song in 1977. more…

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