Carlos Wilcox

Carlos Wilcox (22 October 1794 – 29 May 1827) was a minor American poet. He wrote a poem, "The Age of Benevolence", which was left unfinished, and which was clearly influenced by the work of William Cowper. Quotes Poetry Remains of the Rev. Carlos Wilcox: with a memoir of his life (Hartford: Edward Hopkins, 1828) Of true benevolence, its charms divine,With other motives to call forth its power,And its grand triumphs, multiplied beyondAll former bounds, in this its golden age,Humbly I sing, awed by the holy theme;A theme exalted, though as yet unsung,In beauty rich, of inspiration full,And worthy of a nobler harp than thatFrom which heroic strains sublimely sound. "The Age of Benevolence", Book I, line 1; p. 99 Time well employed is Satan's deadliest foe:It leaves no opening for the lurking fiend. "The Age of Benevolence", Extracts from Book II, p. 148 The sultry summer past, September comes,Soft twilight of the soft-declining year.All mildness, soothing loneliness and peace,The fading season ere the falling come. "The Age of Benevolence", Extracts from Book II, p. 153 Be thy best thoughts to work divine addressed;Do something — do it soon — will all thy might;An angel's wing would droop if long at rest,And God Himself inactive were no longer blessed. "The Religion of Taste", Stanza CII, p. 206 'Tis infamy to die and not be missed. "The Religion of Taste", Stanza CVI, p. 207 Rouse to some work of high and holy love,And thou an angel's happiness shall know. "The Religion of Taste", Stanza CVII, p. 208 External links Josiah H. Gilbert: Three Thousand Selected Quotations From Brilliant Writers, The S. S. Scranton Co Publishers (1909) Wilcox, Carlos: Remains of the Rev. Carlos Wilcox: with a memoir of his life, Hartford, Conn. : E. Hopkins Publishers, 1828 Category:1794 births Category:1827 deaths Category:Poets from the United States Category:Poets from New Hampshire Category:19th-century poets from the United States