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Poem
April 23, 1823
The Hillsborough Recorder
Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Introductory note on stanzas from 1817 'Humourist' in Newbern satirizing frequent use of mercury medicine, followed by verses on spring's arrival over winter, attributed to Fenton, with Virgil quote.
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The following stanzas are said first to have appeared in the "Humourist," published in 1817, at Newbern. Judiciously administered, this preparation of mercury is undoubtedly a valuable medicine: but may not the frequency of its use, in less skilful hands, justly deserve the full force of the intended sarcasm?
Trumpet Poison's American Daily Advertiser.
APRIL.
Candidus auratis aperit cum cornibus annum Taurus.
VIRGIL.
O'er winter's long inclement sway,
At length the lusty spring prevails,
And swift to meet the smiling May,
Is wafted by the western gales.
Around him dance the rosy hours,
And tinge the masking ground with flowers.
With ambient sweets perfume the morn,
With shadowy verdure flourish high,
A sudden youth the groves enjoy.
FENTON.
Trumpet Poison's American Daily Advertiser.
APRIL.
Candidus auratis aperit cum cornibus annum Taurus.
VIRGIL.
O'er winter's long inclement sway,
At length the lusty spring prevails,
And swift to meet the smiling May,
Is wafted by the western gales.
Around him dance the rosy hours,
And tinge the masking ground with flowers.
With ambient sweets perfume the morn,
With shadowy verdure flourish high,
A sudden youth the groves enjoy.
FENTON.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Spring
April
Winter
Nature
Fenton
Virgil
Mercury
Medicine
Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
Fenton
Poem Details
Author
Fenton
Subject
Arrival Of Spring In April
Key Lines
O'er Winter's Long Inclement Sway,
At Length The Lusty Spring Prevails,
Around Him Dance The Rosy Hours,
And Tinge The Masking Ground With Flowers.