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Poem
April 28, 1835
The Daily Cincinnati Republican, And Commercial Register
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem rejecting elaborate funeral rites and crowds, preferring simple tears from true friends to honor memory after death.
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STANZAS.
Toll not the bell of death for me,
When I am dead:
Strew not the flowery wreath o'er me,
On my cold bed.
Let friendship's sacred tear
On my fresh grave appear,
Gleaming with pearls my bier,
When I am dead.
No dazzling proud array,
Of pageantry display,
My fate to spread.
Let not the busy crowd be near,
When I am dead,
Fanning with unfelt sighs my bier—
Sighs quickly sped.
Let deep impression rest
On some fond faithful breast—
Then were my memory blest
When I am dead.
Let not the day be writ—
Love will remember it,
Untold, unsaid.
Toll not the bell of death for me,
When I am dead:
Strew not the flowery wreath o'er me,
On my cold bed.
Let friendship's sacred tear
On my fresh grave appear,
Gleaming with pearls my bier,
When I am dead.
No dazzling proud array,
Of pageantry display,
My fate to spread.
Let not the busy crowd be near,
When I am dead,
Fanning with unfelt sighs my bier—
Sighs quickly sped.
Let deep impression rest
On some fond faithful breast—
Then were my memory blest
When I am dead.
Let not the day be writ—
Love will remember it,
Untold, unsaid.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Friendship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Death
Burial
Friendship
Memory
Simplicity
Funeral Rites
Poem Details
Title
Stanzas.
Subject
Meditation On Death And Remembrance
Key Lines
Toll Not The Bell Of Death For Me,
When I Am Dead:
Let Friendship's Sacred Tear
On My Fresh Grave Appear,
No Dazzling Proud Array,
Of Pageantry Display,
Let Deep Impression Rest
On Some Fond Faithful Breast—