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Poem
December 4, 1802
Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem addressing Disappointment, where the speaker laments the chills of dashed hopes in friendship and love, blames their own illusions and fancy, and accepts the self-inflicted punishment.
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TO DISAPPOINTMENT
PALE Disappointment! at thy freezing name
Chill fears in ev'ry shivering vein I prove;
My inkling soul almost for bears to move
And life almost forsakes my languid frame;
Yet thee, relentless nymph! no more I blame:
Why do my thoughts 'midst vain illusions rove?
Why gild the charms of friendship and of love
With the warm glow of fancy's purple flame?
When rolling winds have o'er bright fancy thrown,
Which hung on painted clouds, or seem'd to shine,
Shall the fond gazer dream of him alone,
(The clouds were stable,) and at fate repine?
I feel--alas! the fault is all my own,
And ah! the cruel punishment is mine!
PALE Disappointment! at thy freezing name
Chill fears in ev'ry shivering vein I prove;
My inkling soul almost for bears to move
And life almost forsakes my languid frame;
Yet thee, relentless nymph! no more I blame:
Why do my thoughts 'midst vain illusions rove?
Why gild the charms of friendship and of love
With the warm glow of fancy's purple flame?
When rolling winds have o'er bright fancy thrown,
Which hung on painted clouds, or seem'd to shine,
Shall the fond gazer dream of him alone,
(The clouds were stable,) and at fate repine?
I feel--alas! the fault is all my own,
And ah! the cruel punishment is mine!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Disappointment
Illusions
Friendship
Love
Fancy
Self Blame
Poem Details
Title
To Disappointment
Subject
Disappointment In Friendship And Love
Form / Style
Heroic Couplets
Key Lines
Pale Disappointment! At Thy Freezing Name
Why Gild The Charms Of Friendship And Of Love
I Feel Alas! The Fault Is All My Own,