A new selection of miscellaneous pieces, in verse

By Christian Gray

A voice of gratitude can turn without warning towards mortality, just as a familiar landscape can prompt thoughts of providence, loss and remembrance. This varied poetry collection gathers occasional lyrics, verse letters, elegies, songs, moral addresses and devotional meditations, each shaped by a speaker responding directly to relatives, friends, benefactors, physicians or the young. Friendship and family affection stand beside poverty, physical disability and medical hope, while beauty, prosperity and carefully laid plans remain vulnerable to change. Cottages, gardens, woods, streams and churchyards root much of the verse in rural life, while Perth introduces a civic and commercial world beyond the speaker's home. War and separation widen that compass further, yet the poems repeatedly return to intimate acts of address: thanks offered, affection preserved, conduct considered and consolation sought. Mixed verse forms allow public concerns and private feeling to meet without imposing a single protagonist or continuous story upon the collection. Among the shorter pieces sits "Sabella", the collection's sustained fictional narrative, centred on a deceived and grieving young woman in a forest setting. Its presence adds a concentrated human drama to a miscellany otherwise distinguished by shifting speakers and occasions. Across the volume, Christian providence frames reflections on mortality, compassion and humility, while rural verse and poems of friendship preserve the immediacy of particular relationships and moments. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 937841639X
• ISBN13: 9789378416392
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"