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Poem
February 4, 1887
Emmons County Record
Linton, Williamsport, Emmons County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
A narrator observes his former love at the theater, reflecting on their past romance thwarted by his lack of status, and contemplates if she will remember him amid her current social success driven by wealth and ambition.
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in the stalls.
I watch her clear-cut cameo face
Against the crimson curtain's fold;
The gaslight glimmers on the gold
Of tresses twined with classic grace.
The season's beauty, do you say?--
Indeed, I see she holds a court,
Whose smiles and jests and quick retort,
Keep her from listening to the play.
Why should she heed the twice-told tale
Of faithful love upon the stage?-
She knows full well, in this, our age,
Wealth and ambition turn the scale.
I?-Oh, I loved her once--long since--
A year, a century ago--
Before I went abroad, you know,
But I was neither peer nor prince.
And so we parted. Here to-night
By chance I see her, and again
With throb and thrill of sudden pain
I feel my heart stir at the sight.
The drama ends. Ah, fair coquette!
Folded in furs she quits her place;--
If I should meet her face to face,
Will she remember, or forget?
-London World.
I watch her clear-cut cameo face
Against the crimson curtain's fold;
The gaslight glimmers on the gold
Of tresses twined with classic grace.
The season's beauty, do you say?--
Indeed, I see she holds a court,
Whose smiles and jests and quick retort,
Keep her from listening to the play.
Why should she heed the twice-told tale
Of faithful love upon the stage?-
She knows full well, in this, our age,
Wealth and ambition turn the scale.
I?-Oh, I loved her once--long since--
A year, a century ago--
Before I went abroad, you know,
But I was neither peer nor prince.
And so we parted. Here to-night
By chance I see her, and again
With throb and thrill of sudden pain
I feel my heart stir at the sight.
The drama ends. Ah, fair coquette!
Folded in furs she quits her place;--
If I should meet her face to face,
Will she remember, or forget?
-London World.
What sub-type of article is it?
Lyric
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Lost Love
Theater
Wealth Ambition
Social Status
Remembrance
Poem Details
Subject
Observing A Past Love At The Theater
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
I? Oh, I Loved Her Once Long Since
A Year, A Century Ago
Before I Went Abroad, You Know,
But I Was Neither Peer Nor Prince.
If I Should Meet Her Face To Face,
Will She Remember, Or Forget?