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Literary
April 29, 1814
The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A reflective poem depicting an elderly man wandering back in memory to his native land (R.I.), praising its gentle sun, green meadows, and personal significance, yearning to be reunited with it in death.
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R. I. Native Country
Lo! the old man from Euphrates' bowery glade
Strays imperceptibly to sweet Garonne.
He sees once more those lovely plains expand,
Where the first flowers lured the infant hand:
Nowhere, he thinks, the sun so mildly gleams
As on the banks where first he drank its beams:
So green no other mead, so smiles no other
Land! near
"Thou little spot! where first I sucked the
light?
Thou witness of my earliest smile and tear
Fond haunt! though distant far, how fair ap-
pear
Thy scenes in day-dreams floating on my sight!
Where'er I wander, my returning mind
Still feels itself to thee in secret joined!
Feels, without thee e'en Paradise unblest
Oh! be the boding true that swells my breast!
O lay me in thy lap amid my sires declined!
Lo! the old man from Euphrates' bowery glade
Strays imperceptibly to sweet Garonne.
He sees once more those lovely plains expand,
Where the first flowers lured the infant hand:
Nowhere, he thinks, the sun so mildly gleams
As on the banks where first he drank its beams:
So green no other mead, so smiles no other
Land! near
"Thou little spot! where first I sucked the
light?
Thou witness of my earliest smile and tear
Fond haunt! though distant far, how fair ap-
pear
Thy scenes in day-dreams floating on my sight!
Where'er I wander, my returning mind
Still feels itself to thee in secret joined!
Feels, without thee e'en Paradise unblest
Oh! be the boding true that swells my breast!
O lay me in thy lap amid my sires declined!
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Native Country
Homeland Longing
Nostalgic Reflection
Patriotic Verse
Rural Landscape
Literary Details
Title
R. I. Native Country
Key Lines
Lo! The Old Man From Euphrates' Bowery Glade
Thou Little Spot! Where First I Sucked The Light?
Feels, Without Thee E'en Paradise Unblest
O Lay Me In Thy Lap Amid My Sires Declined!