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Literary
February 23, 1802
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A poem titled 'THE SEASON' reflects on the fading year and seasons as metaphors for human mortality, noting that while nature renews, man does not, signed by MORALIST.
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THE SEASON.
THE wither'd leaves, the fading year,
Tells mortal man the time draws near,
The torch of life must disappear,
When all must sleep in peace ;
When rich and poor, mean and the brave,
The monarch and the abject slave,
Come to one end, must have one grave,
And all distinctions cease.
Look back on Spring, with all her charms,
How soon she fled from Summer's arms !
And Summer too, took the alarm,
Autumn has also fled ;-
Pale Winter now, with cold embrace,
With giant strides draws on apace,
Locks up the earth, and veils her face,
And nature droops her head.
But transient is this gloomy scene,-
Flora again will deck the green,
And smiling May resume her reign,
And Winter disappear ;
But Man, when once his Summer's o'er,
His fleeting sun reach'd Pluto's shore,
Will cross life's equinox no more,
Nor more its pleasures share.
MORALIST.
THE SEASON.
THE wither'd leaves, the fading year,
Tells mortal man the time draws near,
The torch of life must disappear,
When all must sleep in peace ;
When rich and poor, mean and the brave,
The monarch and the abject slave,
Come to one end, must have one grave,
And all distinctions cease.
Look back on Spring, with all her charms,
How soon she fled from Summer's arms !
And Summer too, took the alarm,
Autumn has also fled ;-
Pale Winter now, with cold embrace,
With giant strides draws on apace,
Locks up the earth, and veils her face,
And nature droops her head.
But transient is this gloomy scene,-
Flora again will deck the green,
And smiling May resume her reign,
And Winter disappear ;
But Man, when once his Summer's o'er,
His fleeting sun reach'd Pluto's shore,
Will cross life's equinox no more,
Nor more its pleasures share.
MORALIST.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
Seasonal Cycle
What keywords are associated?
Seasons
Mortality
Winter
Nature
Equality In Death
What entities or persons were involved?
Moralist.
Literary Details
Title
The Season.
Author
Moralist.
Key Lines
The Wither'd Leaves, The Fading Year,
Tells Mortal Man The Time Draws Near,
The Torch Of Life Must Disappear,
When All Must Sleep In Peace ;
But Transient Is This Gloomy Scene,
Flora Again Will Deck The Green,
And Smiling May Resume Her Reign,
And Winter Disappear ;
But Man, When Once His Summer's O'er,
His Fleeting Sun Reach'd Pluto's Shore,
Will Cross Life's Equinox No More,
Nor More Its Pleasures Share.