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Poem
September 14, 1835
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A romantic lyric from Thomas Moore's Melodies portrays life as a shared boat voyage through joys and sorrows, culminating in a peaceful descent into death together.
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of Melodies
LET'S TAKE THIS WORLD AS SOME
WIDE SCENE.
Let's take this world as some wide scene,
Through which, in frail but buoyant boat,
With skies now dark and now serene,
Together thou and I must float,
Beholding oft, on either shore
Bright spots where we should love to stay—
But 'Time plies swift his flying oar,
And on we speed, on, far away.
Should chilling winds and rains come on,
We'll raise our awning 'gainst the shower
Sit closer till the storm is gone,
And smiling, wait a sunnier hour.
And if that sunnier hour should shine,
We'll know its brightness cannot stay,
But happy, while 'tis thine and mine,
Complain not when it fades away.
So reach we both, at last, that fall
Down which life's currents all must go;
The dark, the brilliant, destined all
To sink into the void below.
Nor ev'n that hour shall want its charms,
If, side by side, still found we keep,
And calmly in each other's arms,
Together linked go down the steep.
of Melodies
LET'S TAKE THIS WORLD AS SOME
WIDE SCENE.
Let's take this world as some wide scene,
Through which, in frail but buoyant boat,
With skies now dark and now serene,
Together thou and I must float,
Beholding oft, on either shore
Bright spots where we should love to stay—
But 'Time plies swift his flying oar,
And on we speed, on, far away.
Should chilling winds and rains come on,
We'll raise our awning 'gainst the shower
Sit closer till the storm is gone,
And smiling, wait a sunnier hour.
And if that sunnier hour should shine,
We'll know its brightness cannot stay,
But happy, while 'tis thine and mine,
Complain not when it fades away.
So reach we both, at last, that fall
Down which life's currents all must go;
The dark, the brilliant, destined all
To sink into the void below.
Nor ev'n that hour shall want its charms,
If, side by side, still found we keep,
And calmly in each other's arms,
Together linked go down the steep.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Death Mourning
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Moore Melodies
Life Journey
Boat Voyage
Companionship
Death Descent
What entities or persons were involved?
Moore
Poem Details
Title
Let's Take This World As Some Wide Scene.
Author
Moore
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Let's Take This World As Some Wide Scene,
Through Which, In Frail But Buoyant Boat,
With Skies Now Dark And Now Serene,
Together Thou And I Must Float,
Nor Ev'n That Hour Shall Want Its Charms,
If, Side By Side, Still Found We Keep,
And Calmly In Each Other's Arms,
Together Linked Go Down The Steep.