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Poem December 2, 1859

Union County Star And Lewisburg Chronicle

Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania

What is this article about?

A garbled poem describing Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River, praising its market street, church gatherings on the Sabbath, and nearby cemetery, while lamenting disturbances from animals, tradesmen, and noise, urging church members to exterminate pests and beautify the land for peace.

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Now, Lewisburg is a mighty neat

Town on the Susquehanna

Where many things you'll find are good

Original in manner;

And Market is a famous street

That runs quite through the town,

Where dwell many people, small and great

In stature and renown:

There stands a noble edifice,

With architecture high,

For though it rests upon the ground,

It points up to the sky

And in its sacred, pleasant walls,

Its youth Sabbath day

Then pour out joy love to congregate

Who think it the right way.

The dead, over by their over reposed

Jepielun yf Jayrd oes dral,

That now arr sleeping, undisturbed

in a mute rural bed,

Yet four bour tomb-ruprs still retain,

Do 1rkirr brrde thru wrrD

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But tardrring mulre apd lowiox

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Tlirir rxerirsa vixiin krrP,

And -ll thr FroupdE, hirb pight te pako

H hrailti(u) spd so (olr,

Ther qundruprds and blpeis rude

1n jadrprtrdrure share3

Thrrr, oft, at tu-k, a irradsman comcs

Ja 'runirt tutt' intrpt

And aid to mar ihir favored spot

By iytut Ixalh is kpt

Ani wheo the hallowrd morn returns

'4)f all the wrrk 1be bert.'

A x1unly samdct witb bis soex

Maksi il Do dry of ryst,

Brt 'round nnd 'rouud ibe boum of God

He bon:tp h4n noiry clao,

While oft in hrard their cackllng din

Abore thy voiu of mas.

And a5e tbrrr, Lhrn, bu 'pucra

thet to'

Who can thrpe tumuite gurlt:

Wh., far bryood the Sablmtb scboul,

Iuis pulceure cao sivrt1

If oot, they roum, ye church men all!

Axtstmitate tia iort!

F.rrirme and braatify yout lant,

And pcpa Ahall Jati molsat:

Intzotis.itols.

What sub-type of article is it?

Pastoral Ballad

What themes does it cover?

Religious Faith Moral Virtue Satire Society

What keywords are associated?

Lewisburg Susquehanna Sabbath Church Cemetery Peace Disturbances

Poem Details

Subject

Description Of Lewisburg And Sabbath Disturbances

Form / Style

Rhymed Quatrains

Key Lines

Now, Lewisburg Is A Mighty Neat Town On The Susquehanna Where Many Things You'll Find Are Good Original In Manner; There Stands A Noble Edifice, With Architecture High, And In Its Sacred, Pleasant Walls, Its Youth Sabbath Day If Oot, They Roum, Ye Church Men All! Axtstmitate Tia Iort!

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