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Poem
September 29, 1800
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem translated from German, reflecting on moonlight's glow over the landscape, evoking memories of lost joys like a flowing rivulet, and praising retirement's calmer pleasures shared with a friend.
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SACRED TO THE MUSES:
MOONLIGHT:
From the German:
SCATTER'D o'er the starry pole,
Glimmers Cynthia's beam;
Whispering to the soften'd soul
Fancy's varied dream.
O'er the landscape, far and nigh,
Gleams the glowing night,
Soft as friendship's melting eye
Bends its soothing light.
Touch'd, in turn, by joy and pain,
Quick responds my heart;
Floats, as memory prints the scene,
Twixt delight and smart.
Riv'let speed thy flowing maze;
So my years have flown!
Past delights thy lapse displays;
Joys forever gone!
Dear the transports once I knew;
Dear and lov'd in vain!
Memory's ling'ring fond review
Turns the past to pain.
Riv'let, urge thy ceaseless flow,
Gurg'ling speed thee on;
Whispering strains of plaintive woe:
Mournful unison?
Whither at the midnight scene,
Swells thy troubled source;
Or, along the flow'ry green,
Glides with gentler course.
Blest the man, who timely wise,
Seeks retirement's shade;
Blest, whose lot a friend supplies,
Partner of the glade.
Calmer pleasures there invite;
Joys, nor vain nor loud;
Joys, that erring mortals slight:
Joys, that shun the crowd!
MOONLIGHT:
From the German:
SCATTER'D o'er the starry pole,
Glimmers Cynthia's beam;
Whispering to the soften'd soul
Fancy's varied dream.
O'er the landscape, far and nigh,
Gleams the glowing night,
Soft as friendship's melting eye
Bends its soothing light.
Touch'd, in turn, by joy and pain,
Quick responds my heart;
Floats, as memory prints the scene,
Twixt delight and smart.
Riv'let speed thy flowing maze;
So my years have flown!
Past delights thy lapse displays;
Joys forever gone!
Dear the transports once I knew;
Dear and lov'd in vain!
Memory's ling'ring fond review
Turns the past to pain.
Riv'let, urge thy ceaseless flow,
Gurg'ling speed thee on;
Whispering strains of plaintive woe:
Mournful unison?
Whither at the midnight scene,
Swells thy troubled source;
Or, along the flow'ry green,
Glides with gentler course.
Blest the man, who timely wise,
Seeks retirement's shade;
Blest, whose lot a friend supplies,
Partner of the glade.
Calmer pleasures there invite;
Joys, nor vain nor loud;
Joys, that erring mortals slight:
Joys, that shun the crowd!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Friendship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Moonlight
Memory
Past Joys
Rivulet
Retirement
Friendship
Nature
Reflection
Pain
What entities or persons were involved?
From The German
Poem Details
Title
Moonlight
Author
From The German
Key Lines
Scatter'd O'er The Starry Pole,
Glimmers Cynthia's Beam;
Whispering To The Soften'd Soul
Fancy's Varied Dream.