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Poem
March 30, 1870
Daily Kennebec Journal
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
What is this article about?
A lamenting elegy for a young boy named Franky who died young, comparing his death to a rose withering early, expressing grief and hope for reunion on the resurrection morn.
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LITTLE FRANKY.
He died in beauty like a rose,
Withered in early bloom;
How sweet he sleeps in death's embrace,
Torn from us, alas, too soon.
His dimpled cheeks and sunny brow,
No more can give us joy;
Ours only for a little while,
Death claims our darling boy.
He shall sleep, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never
On the resurrection morn.
Thou hast gone. no more we meet thee,
While the path of life we tread!
Thou hast left us, darling Franky.
Thou art numbered with the dead.
Tears shall follow one another
Ere thy friends shall cease to weep;
We must leave thee in thy slumbers,
In thy long and dreamless sleep.
Thou art gone, and sadly. slowly.
They will bear thee to the tomb;
We must bid thee farewell. Franky,
For immortal thou dost bloom,
He died in beauty like a rose,
Withered in early bloom;
How sweet he sleeps in death's embrace,
Torn from us, alas, too soon.
His dimpled cheeks and sunny brow,
No more can give us joy;
Ours only for a little while,
Death claims our darling boy.
He shall sleep, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never
On the resurrection morn.
Thou hast gone. no more we meet thee,
While the path of life we tread!
Thou hast left us, darling Franky.
Thou art numbered with the dead.
Tears shall follow one another
Ere thy friends shall cease to weep;
We must leave thee in thy slumbers,
In thy long and dreamless sleep.
Thou art gone, and sadly. slowly.
They will bear thee to the tomb;
We must bid thee farewell. Franky,
For immortal thou dost bloom,
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Child Death
Elegy Franky
Mourning
Resurrection
Immortal Bloom
Poem Details
Title
Little Franky.
Subject
On The Death Of Little Franky
Key Lines
He Died In Beauty Like A Rose,
Withered In Early Bloom;
He Shall Sleep, But Not Forever,
There Will Be A Glorious Dawn;
We Shall Meet To Part, No, Never
On The Resurrection Morn.