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Poem
November 4, 1799
Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
An ode lamenting the end of summer, bidding farewell to its natural beauties such as flowers, birds, skies, meadows, brooks, groves, vales, gales, plains, nymphs, swains, dew, shades, tents, cots, grots, lays, rays, lawns, kids, fawns, tints, and beams.
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Poetry
SUMMER'S FAREWELL. AN ODE.
"O summer's sweets I bid farewell!
To thee, O! warbling Philomel,
To all the lovely winged tribe
Which in the regions now reside
I bid adieu! adieu ye flowers,
Ye mild, ye pleased, gentle hours:
Farewell ye skies of azure blue,
Ye thrills of birds, adieu! adieu.
To lovely meads, to cloud-capp'd hills,
To murmuring brooks, to purling rills,
To gentle streams, to rural bow'rs,
To groves with their attractive pow'rs,
I bid adieu! adieu ye vales,
Ye fragrant, spicy, zephyrous gales;
Farewell ye banks of verdant hue,
Ye woods ye fields, adieu! adieu.
To gay tribes, to spangled scenes,
To cool retreats, to sylvan themes,
To lowing kine, to bleating flocks,
To mountains of romantic rocks,
I bid adieu! adieu ye plains
Ye woodland nymphs, ye rural swains;
Farewell ye drops of pearly dew,
Ye pleasing shades adieu! adieu.
To spreading tents, to humble cots,
To pebbling brooks, to shelvy grots,
To soothing strains, to dying lays,
To nature's mild and gentle rays,
I bid adieu! adieu ye lawns,
Ye tender kids, ye sportive fawns;
Farewell ye tints which gild the view,
Ye orient beams adieu! adieu."
SUMMER'S FAREWELL. AN ODE.
"O summer's sweets I bid farewell!
To thee, O! warbling Philomel,
To all the lovely winged tribe
Which in the regions now reside
I bid adieu! adieu ye flowers,
Ye mild, ye pleased, gentle hours:
Farewell ye skies of azure blue,
Ye thrills of birds, adieu! adieu.
To lovely meads, to cloud-capp'd hills,
To murmuring brooks, to purling rills,
To gentle streams, to rural bow'rs,
To groves with their attractive pow'rs,
I bid adieu! adieu ye vales,
Ye fragrant, spicy, zephyrous gales;
Farewell ye banks of verdant hue,
Ye woods ye fields, adieu! adieu.
To gay tribes, to spangled scenes,
To cool retreats, to sylvan themes,
To lowing kine, to bleating flocks,
To mountains of romantic rocks,
I bid adieu! adieu ye plains
Ye woodland nymphs, ye rural swains;
Farewell ye drops of pearly dew,
Ye pleasing shades adieu! adieu.
To spreading tents, to humble cots,
To pebbling brooks, to shelvy grots,
To soothing strains, to dying lays,
To nature's mild and gentle rays,
I bid adieu! adieu ye lawns,
Ye tender kids, ye sportive fawns;
Farewell ye tints which gild the view,
Ye orient beams adieu! adieu."
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Summer Farewell
Ode Nature
Rural Scenes
Seasonal Adieu
Sylvan Themes
Poem Details
Title
Summer's Farewell. An Ode.
Subject
Summer's Farewell
Key Lines
"O Summer's Sweets I Bid Farewell!\Nto Thee, O! Warbling Philomel,\Nto All The Lovely Winged Tribe\Nwhich In The Regions Now Reside\Ni Bid Adieu! Adieu Ye Flowers,"