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Literary
March 5, 1788
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Prose description of March's ancient dedication to Mars, its depiction in art, and views on marriage or health benefits, followed by a poem on spring's arrival, thawing streams, earth's fertility, and birdsong.
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Parnassian Spring.
MARCH.
MARCH was anciently dedicated
to Mars. When figured by painters
drawn in tawny, with a fierce
aspect, and a helmet on the head to show
to whom it is dedicated. Some of the
learned have thought this a good month
to marry in; whilst others have supposed
it much better to clear the stomach of its
load of bilious matter engendered during
the winter.
EVOLVING suns now looseth the res-
tor'd stream,
Earth to her bosom clips the fastening beam
The genial dews the teeming earth pervade,
And culture harvests fall beneath the spade:
While from their drowsy death the songs arise,
And warble gratulations to the skies.
MARCH.
MARCH was anciently dedicated
to Mars. When figured by painters
drawn in tawny, with a fierce
aspect, and a helmet on the head to show
to whom it is dedicated. Some of the
learned have thought this a good month
to marry in; whilst others have supposed
it much better to clear the stomach of its
load of bilious matter engendered during
the winter.
EVOLVING suns now looseth the res-
tor'd stream,
Earth to her bosom clips the fastening beam
The genial dews the teeming earth pervade,
And culture harvests fall beneath the spade:
While from their drowsy death the songs arise,
And warble gratulations to the skies.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Seasonal Cycle
Nature
What keywords are associated?
March
Spring
Mars
Nature
Seasonal
Poem
Earth
Harvest
Birdsong
Literary Details
Title
Parnassian Spring. March.
Subject
Description Of The Month Of March
Form / Style
Prose Introduction Followed By Heroic Couplets
Key Lines
Evolving Suns Now Looseth The Res Tor'd Stream,
Earth To Her Bosom Clips The Fastening Beam
The Genial Dews The Teeming Earth Pervade,
And Culture Harvests Fall Beneath The Spade:
While From Their Drowsy Death The Songs Arise, And Warble Gratulations To The Skies.