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Poem
February 9, 1797
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Poem offering sage advice from Minerva to young men on avoiding deceptive beauties and judging a potential wife's character through her eyes, shunning various negative eye traits.
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SEAT OF THE MUSE'S.
From the Farmer's Weekly Museum,
Fluttering lovers, giddy boys,
Sighing soft for Hymen's joys,
Would you learn the trifling arts,
Beauty's traps for youthful hearts,
Would you rescue from a wife,
Riches which the last thro' life:
Would you in your choice be nice,
Hear Minerva's sage advice.
Be not caught with shape or air.
Coral lips, or flowing hair:
Shape and fairy air may cheat,
Coral lips may speak deceit.
Girls unmask'd would you deserve,
Fix your Fancy on the eye:
Nature there hath truth deign'd,
'Tis the eye that speaks the mind.
Shun the proud disdainful eye,
Frowning fancied dignity.
Shun the eye with vacant glare:
Cold indifference winters there.
Shun the grey orb of fire,
Gloating with impure desire,
Shun the wily eye of pride,
Looking coy to be pursued.
From the flirting eye refrain,
Glancing love and now disdain.
Fly the fierce, satyric eye,
Shooting keen severity:
For nature thus her truth deign'd,
And made the eye proclaim the mind.
From the Farmer's Weekly Museum,
Fluttering lovers, giddy boys,
Sighing soft for Hymen's joys,
Would you learn the trifling arts,
Beauty's traps for youthful hearts,
Would you rescue from a wife,
Riches which the last thro' life:
Would you in your choice be nice,
Hear Minerva's sage advice.
Be not caught with shape or air.
Coral lips, or flowing hair:
Shape and fairy air may cheat,
Coral lips may speak deceit.
Girls unmask'd would you deserve,
Fix your Fancy on the eye:
Nature there hath truth deign'd,
'Tis the eye that speaks the mind.
Shun the proud disdainful eye,
Frowning fancied dignity.
Shun the eye with vacant glare:
Cold indifference winters there.
Shun the grey orb of fire,
Gloating with impure desire,
Shun the wily eye of pride,
Looking coy to be pursued.
From the flirting eye refrain,
Glancing love and now disdain.
Fly the fierce, satyric eye,
Shooting keen severity:
For nature thus her truth deign'd,
And made the eye proclaim the mind.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Courtship Advice
Discerning Character
Women's Eyes
Youthful Hearts
Minerva's Advice
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Farmer's Weekly Museum
Poem Details
Title
Seat Of The Muse's.
Author
From The Farmer's Weekly Museum
Subject
Advice On Choosing A Wife By Examining Eyes
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
'Tis The Eye That Speaks The Mind.
Be Not Caught With Shape Or Air.
Coral Lips, Or Flowing Hair:
Shape And Fairy Air May Cheat,
Coral Lips May Speak Deceit.