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Poem
March 6, 1822
The Massachusetts Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Excerpt from a poem extolling the superior bliss of the domestic hearth over fame, courtly glare, theater wit, or board mirth, while condemning men who abandon devoted wives for revelry, leaving them in anguish.
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DOMESTICK BLISS.
[From "Rouge et Noir," a new Poem.]
THE camp may have its fame, the court its glare,
The theatre its wit, the board its mirth—
But there's a calm, a quiet haven, where
Bliss flies for shelter--the domestick hearth!
If this be comfortless, if this be drear,
It needs not hope to find a haunt on earth:
Elsewhere we may be careless, gay, caress'd—
But here, and only here, we can be blest?
Senseless, soulless, worse than both were he
Who, slighting all the heart should hoard with pride,
Could waste his nights in noisy revelry,
And leave his bosom's partner to abide
The anguish women feel, who love and see
Themselves deserted, and their hopes destroy'd:
Some doating one, perhaps, who hides her tears,
And struggles at a smile when he appears!
[From "Rouge et Noir," a new Poem.]
THE camp may have its fame, the court its glare,
The theatre its wit, the board its mirth—
But there's a calm, a quiet haven, where
Bliss flies for shelter--the domestick hearth!
If this be comfortless, if this be drear,
It needs not hope to find a haunt on earth:
Elsewhere we may be careless, gay, caress'd—
But here, and only here, we can be blest?
Senseless, soulless, worse than both were he
Who, slighting all the heart should hoard with pride,
Could waste his nights in noisy revelry,
And leave his bosom's partner to abide
The anguish women feel, who love and see
Themselves deserted, and their hopes destroy'd:
Some doating one, perhaps, who hides her tears,
And struggles at a smile when he appears!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Marriage Celebration
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Domestic Bliss
Hearth
Marriage
Revelry
Neglect
Moral Virtue
What entities or persons were involved?
[From "Rouge Et Noir," A New Poem.]
Poem Details
Title
Domestick Bliss
Author
[From "Rouge Et Noir," A New Poem.]
Subject
Praise Of Domestic Hearth
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
But There's A Calm, A Quiet Haven, Where
Bliss Flies For Shelter The Domestick Hearth!
Senseless, Soulless, Worse Than Both Were He
Who, Slighting All The Heart Should Hoard With Pride,
Some Doating One, Perhaps, Who Hides Her Tears,