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Poem
July 21, 1823
The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A Masonic requiem paraphrasing Job 14, meditating on human mortality: born of woman, brief life full of grief, like a flower or shadow, fixed by fate, spirit vanishes like evaporating waters until time ends.
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MASONIC REQUIEM.
(Part of Job xiv. Paraphrased.)
Mortal, that is of woman born,
Is of few days, and full of grief :
He springs forth as the flower of morn,
And withers like the untimely leaf;
He, also, as a shadow flies
Nor tarries long beneath the skies.
The number of his annual rounds,
Is fixed by Fate's unerring power,
He cannot pass the appointed bounds,
Nor find repose in life's brief hour ;
Yet other forms their fell survive;
Though felled the tree. its branches live.
But man expires and wastes away,
His fleeting spirit goes--ah ! where ?
As waters from the shrinking sea,
Dry up beneath the ambient air,
So shall he sink in being's deep.
Nor rise, till time itself shall sleep.
(Part of Job xiv. Paraphrased.)
Mortal, that is of woman born,
Is of few days, and full of grief :
He springs forth as the flower of morn,
And withers like the untimely leaf;
He, also, as a shadow flies
Nor tarries long beneath the skies.
The number of his annual rounds,
Is fixed by Fate's unerring power,
He cannot pass the appointed bounds,
Nor find repose in life's brief hour ;
Yet other forms their fell survive;
Though felled the tree. its branches live.
But man expires and wastes away,
His fleeting spirit goes--ah ! where ?
As waters from the shrinking sea,
Dry up beneath the ambient air,
So shall he sink in being's deep.
Nor rise, till time itself shall sleep.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Masonic Requiem
Job Xiv
Mortality
Human Life
Biblical Paraphrase
Death Reflection
Poem Details
Title
Masonic Requiem.
Subject
Part Of Job Xiv. Paraphrased.
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
Mortal, That Is Of Woman Born,
Is Of Few Days, And Full Of Grief :
He Springs Forth As The Flower Of Morn,
And Withers Like The Untimely Leaf;
His Fleeting Spirit Goes Ah ! Where ?