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Poem
January 7, 1797
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A light-hearted poem describing a Virginia segar (cigar), its preparation and enjoyment through smoking, paired with drinks like punch or wine to enhance relaxation and eloquence.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
ON A SEGAR.
Leaf, Virginia's growth, behold,
A Wrapt up in circumgyric fold,
But pervious to the wind;
Put one end in a tube complete,
Touch t'other with a flaming sheet,
Then draw the smoke refin'd.
I love to sit or loll at ease,
And thus inhale the balmy breeze,
Which thirst and taste now prizes
The pure quintessence only feeling,
Sending t'other to the ceiling,
Thick curling as it rises.
Cold water's from my stomach buoy'd,
And soon I want the place supplied,
And call for punch or wine:
These aid my eloquence or quill,
And let examine it who will
Tobacco makes them shine.
Leaf, Virginia's growth, behold,
A Wrapt up in circumgyric fold,
But pervious to the wind;
Put one end in a tube complete,
Touch t'other with a flaming sheet,
Then draw the smoke refin'd.
I love to sit or loll at ease,
And thus inhale the balmy breeze,
Which thirst and taste now prizes
The pure quintessence only feeling,
Sending t'other to the ceiling,
Thick curling as it rises.
Cold water's from my stomach buoy'd,
And soon I want the place supplied,
And call for punch or wine:
These aid my eloquence or quill,
And let examine it who will
Tobacco makes them shine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Anacreontic
What keywords are associated?
Segar
Virginia
Tobacco
Smoke
Punch
Wine
Eloquence
Poem Details
Title
On A Segar.
Subject
On A Segar
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
Leaf, Virginia's Growth, Behold,
Tobacco Makes Them Shine.