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Poem
January 5, 1867
The Bolivar Bulletin
Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A complimentary poem by A.A. for the Bolivar Bulletin, addressing a beautiful stranger with reverence and affection, ultimately naming her 'The Rose Bud' from the Old Dominion's bower. Dated Bolivar, Jan. 2.
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WRITTEN FOR THE BOLIVAR BULLETIN BY A. A.
Beautiful Stranger! What thought shall I pen
To picture my reverence for thee!
What word can I use! what reference make
To win thy dear friendship to me!
If I call thee charming, brilliant, gay,
A burst of kindliest emotion
'Twould be but a drop compared to the waste
That fills Eternity's ocean!
If I say that thy eyes are beacons of love,
Thy music the poet-bird's superior,
I do not say choice, and only expose
A pen and a mind inarticulate.
Then what shall I say? Posy! I name thee
A heart's own wildwood flower?—
Ah! I'll call thee The Rose Bud—the bud
From the Old Dominion's fair bower!
Bolivar, Jan. 2
Beautiful Stranger! What thought shall I pen
To picture my reverence for thee!
What word can I use! what reference make
To win thy dear friendship to me!
If I call thee charming, brilliant, gay,
A burst of kindliest emotion
'Twould be but a drop compared to the waste
That fills Eternity's ocean!
If I say that thy eyes are beacons of love,
Thy music the poet-bird's superior,
I do not say choice, and only expose
A pen and a mind inarticulate.
Then what shall I say? Posy! I name thee
A heart's own wildwood flower?—
Ah! I'll call thee The Rose Bud—the bud
From the Old Dominion's fair bower!
Bolivar, Jan. 2
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Beautiful Stranger
Rose Bud
Old Dominion
Reverence
Affection
What entities or persons were involved?
By A. A.
Poem Details
Author
By A. A.
Subject
To A Beautiful Stranger
Key Lines
Beautiful Stranger! What Thought Shall I Pen
To Picture My Reverence For Thee!
Ah! I'll Call Thee The Rose Bud—The Bud
From The Old Dominion's Fair Bower!