John Lyon (poet) Quotes

“"Lust is the offspring of a thousand sighs,
"Intrigue, deception, and as many lies;
"A strange compound of hidden, plotting ill,
"To fire with rage, to torture, or to kill"
-Lust”

John Lyon (poet)

The Harp of Zion (1853)

“"I knew him, ere the roots of bitterness
"Had grown to putrid cancer in his soul.
"Then Revelation's light gleamed o'er his mind
"In strange fantastic dreams of future bliss,
"He saw the dawn, and this was quite enough”

John Lyon (poet)

The Harp of Zion (1853)

“Thou representative of something great,
What wert thou in thine unconverted state?”

John Lyon (poet)

Reflections on a Banknote
The Harp of Zion (1853)

“It’s a cauld barren blast that blaws nobody good.” - title of poem.”

John Lyon (poet)

The Harp of Zion (1853)