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Poem
May 21, 1800
The Providence Journal, And Town And Country Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A sonnet cursing a malicious wind that, during a fast gig ride, blew off Stella's wig despite her fillets, exposing her deceptive beauty and ending the speaker's idolization.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
THE MALICIOUS GALE.
SONNET.
WHY on a fatal day, O cruel gale!
Thy sportive spleen on Stella didst thou vent;
When in a gig our rapid course we bent-
Chains of deceitful, why didst thou reveal?
O! had some balmy zephyr gently blown,
Had Stella sought some green sequester'd Shade,
Then her deception ne'er had been betray'd,
And her false beauty I should ne'er have known.
Her graceful mein no more I'll idolize!
Malignant gale! O be that day accurs't,
When on her lovely form thy anger burst,
And fleeting charms display'd before mine eyes!
Curst be the time, when seated in the gig,
Thou, spite of fillets, blew away-her WIG!
SONNET.
WHY on a fatal day, O cruel gale!
Thy sportive spleen on Stella didst thou vent;
When in a gig our rapid course we bent-
Chains of deceitful, why didst thou reveal?
O! had some balmy zephyr gently blown,
Had Stella sought some green sequester'd Shade,
Then her deception ne'er had been betray'd,
And her false beauty I should ne'er have known.
Her graceful mein no more I'll idolize!
Malignant gale! O be that day accurs't,
When on her lovely form thy anger burst,
And fleeting charms display'd before mine eyes!
Curst be the time, when seated in the gig,
Thou, spite of fillets, blew away-her WIG!
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Malicious Gale
Stella Wig
False Beauty
Deception
Gig Ride
Poem Details
Title
The Malicious Gale.
Subject
On A Gale Revealing Stella's Wig
Key Lines
Curst Be The Time, When Seated In The Gig,
Thou, Spite Of Fillets, Blew Away Her Wig!