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Poem
May 8, 1841
Daily Cincinnati Republican
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Elegiac poem by Gen. George P. Morris mourning the death of General Harrison, portraying him as a warrior and Christian whose fame endures, with calls to honor his legacy through burial rites and national tears.
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Beauties on the Death of Gen. Harrison
WORDS BY GEN. GEORGE P. MORRIS
Weep—for a spirit fled
The solemn word is spoken!
Weep—for the silver thread
And golden bowl are broken!
A warrior lived—a Christian died!-
Sorrow should slumber in our pride!
Go—bring his battle blade!
His helmet and his plume!
And be his trophies laid
Beside him in the tomb!
Where files of time-marked veterans come
With martial tramp and muffled drum.
Give to the earth his frame!
'Twas born but to decay—
Not so his deathless name!
That cannot pass away!
In youth, in manhood, and in age,
He dignified his country's page.
Green be the willow-bough
Above the swelling mound,
Where sleeps the hero now
In consecrated ground.
His monument his fame appears—
His epitaph—a nation's tears.
WORDS BY GEN. GEORGE P. MORRIS
Weep—for a spirit fled
The solemn word is spoken!
Weep—for the silver thread
And golden bowl are broken!
A warrior lived—a Christian died!-
Sorrow should slumber in our pride!
Go—bring his battle blade!
His helmet and his plume!
And be his trophies laid
Beside him in the tomb!
Where files of time-marked veterans come
With martial tramp and muffled drum.
Give to the earth his frame!
'Twas born but to decay—
Not so his deathless name!
That cannot pass away!
In youth, in manhood, and in age,
He dignified his country's page.
Green be the willow-bough
Above the swelling mound,
Where sleeps the hero now
In consecrated ground.
His monument his fame appears—
His epitaph—a nation's tears.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Song
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Patriotism
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Death General Harrison
Elegy Warrior
National Hero
Christian Soldier
Martial Honors
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. George P. Morris
Poem Details
Title
Beauties On The Death Of Gen. Harrison
Author
Gen. George P. Morris
Subject
On The Death Of Gen. Harrison
Key Lines
Weep—For A Spirit Fled
The Solemn Word Is Spoken!
Weep—For The Silver Thread
And Golden Bowl Are Broken!
A Warrior Lived—A Christian Died!
Sorrow Should Slumber In Our Pride!
His Monument His Fame Appears—
His Epitaph—A Nation's Tears.