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Poem
July 26, 1851
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Poem by Walter Savage Landor reflecting on youthful loves and a fond memory of a lady discovering and plucking a white hair from his head, marking the passage of time and aging.
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The One Gray Hair.
By Walter Savage Landor.
The wisest of the wise,
Listen to many a one,
And some in his youth, and more when he grows old.
I never sat among
The choir of Wisdom's sense
But pretty Jane loved I
As well as any Kin,
When youth is on the wing;
And (must it these be told?) when youth had quite gone by,
Alas! and I have not
The pleasant hour forgot,
When one pert lady said—
"Oh, Landor: I am quite
Bewildered with affright;
I see (do not you now:) a white hair on your head,"
Another, more tender,
Drew out that hair of mine,
And in her ear of dark hair
Pretended to hide (round
That ear, and twirled it round—
Fair miss she was, she too young was fair.
By Walter Savage Landor.
The wisest of the wise,
Listen to many a one,
And some in his youth, and more when he grows old.
I never sat among
The choir of Wisdom's sense
But pretty Jane loved I
As well as any Kin,
When youth is on the wing;
And (must it these be told?) when youth had quite gone by,
Alas! and I have not
The pleasant hour forgot,
When one pert lady said—
"Oh, Landor: I am quite
Bewildered with affright;
I see (do not you now:) a white hair on your head,"
Another, more tender,
Drew out that hair of mine,
And in her ear of dark hair
Pretended to hide (round
That ear, and twirled it round—
Fair miss she was, she too young was fair.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Gray Hair
Aging
Youth
Love
Wisdom
Landor
What entities or persons were involved?
By Walter Savage Landor.
Poem Details
Title
The One Gray Hair.
Author
By Walter Savage Landor.
Form / Style
Rhymed Irregular Stanzas
Key Lines
"Oh, Landor: I Am Quite
Bewildered With Affright;
I See (Do Not You Now:) A White Hair On Your Head,"