Download or read book Midnight, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint) written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Midnight, and Other Poems The king Josiah mentioned in the following, was that pious monarch of Judah of the same name, who overthrew the idolatrous images and temples which the people had erected to Baal, and the other prevalent heathen deities; Obadiah is his favorite counsellor, one who incites and encourages him in his pious warfare with idolatry; and is merely imagined, there being none such mentioned in the Bible. The poem, of which the following was the Second Book, proving to be longer than the opportunities and patience of action to a greater length; but from the above reason, as much as is given below, was arranged as a separate poem, complete in itself. Night, covering all the land, concealed base men, Who, at their altars various and wide, Polluted all her silent hours with cries Of foolish madness offered to the moon, With human sacrifices; Satan kept These ever in his sight, and stationed round With subtle watching demons whose command About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.