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Poem
February 18, 1801
The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Elegy by a gentleman mourning his wife's death in Bristol, England, describing the anguish of her final moments and praising her beauty, virtue, duty, friendship, constancy, and love.
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The following beautiful lines were written by a gentleman some years ago, at Bristol (England) on the death of his wife.
WHOE'ER like me with boding anguish brings
His heart's whole treasure to fair Bristol's springs;
Who e'er like me, to soothe disease and pain,
Shall pour the salutary streams in vain;
Condemn'd, like me, to hear the faint reply,
To mark the flushing cheek, the sinking eye;
From the chill brow to wipe the damps of death,
And watch with dumb despair each shortening breath;
If chance directs him to this artless line,
Let the sad mourner know, his pangs were mine!
Ordain'd to lose the partner of my breast,
Whose beauty warm'd me, and whose virtue blest,
Fram'd by each tie that binds the soul to prove
Her duty, friendship, constancy and love!
The following beautiful lines were written by a gentleman some years ago, at Bristol (England) on the death of his wife.
WHOE'ER like me with boding anguish brings
His heart's whole treasure to fair Bristol's springs;
Who e'er like me, to soothe disease and pain,
Shall pour the salutary streams in vain;
Condemn'd, like me, to hear the faint reply,
To mark the flushing cheek, the sinking eye;
From the chill brow to wipe the damps of death,
And watch with dumb despair each shortening breath;
If chance directs him to this artless line,
Let the sad mourner know, his pangs were mine!
Ordain'd to lose the partner of my breast,
Whose beauty warm'd me, and whose virtue blest,
Fram'd by each tie that binds the soul to prove
Her duty, friendship, constancy and love!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Elegy
Wife Death
Bristol
Mourning
Virtue
Love
Anguish
What entities or persons were involved?
By A Gentleman
Poem Details
Author
By A Gentleman
Subject
On The Death Of His Wife
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Whoe'er Like Me With Boding Anguish Brings
His Heart's Whole Treasure To Fair Bristol's Springs;
Let The Sad Mourner Know, His Pangs Were Mine!
Ordain'd To Lose The Partner Of My Breast,
Whose Beauty Warm'd Me, And Whose Virtue Blest,