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Literary
October 11, 1820
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A moral prose narrative, prefaced by a quote from Lamentations 1:2, describes a young woman's virtuous response to initial calamity through faith and industry, contrasted with her despair after seduction and abandonment by a perfidious lover, emphasizing the consequences of lost integrity.
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MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
AN EXTRACT.
"She weepeth sore in the night--and her tears are on her cheeks; among her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies."--Lam. 1. 2.
"Methought I saw a young female, adorned with beauty, and blest with innocence, walking forward in the path of integrity, which a virtuous education had early marked out for her to take, rejoicing as she went with all around her. But in the midst of her happiness, unexpected calamity suddenly surprised and precipitated her from prosperity into the deepest distress. In this trying period she enjoyed all the benefits, derived from early implanted virtue and religion. Taught by them, the lovely mourner turns not to the world for consolation--No, she looks up to her Creator for comfort, whose supporting aid is particularly promised to afflicted worth. Cheered by them she is able to exert her talents, genius and taste, and draw upon industry for her future support. Her active virtue she thinks the best proof of submission to the will of Heaven, which she can give. And in laudable exertions she finds a conscious peace, which the mere possession of fortune could not bestow.
While thus employed, a son of perfidy sees her, and marks her for his prey, because she is at once lovely and helpless. Her unsuspecting credulity lays her open to his arts, and his blandishments, by degrees, allure her heart. The snares which he has spread, at last involve her; with the inconstancy of libertinism he soon deserts her, and again she is plunged in distress. But mark the difference of her first and second fall; Conscious integrity no longer lends its consoling aid to stem the tide of sorrow. Despair, instead of hope, arises, without one friend to soothe the pangs of guilt--one pitying soul to whisper peace to her departing spirit--insulted too, perhaps, by some unfeeling being, whom want of similar temptation alone has saved from similar imprudence, she sinks an early victim to remorse and wretchedness."
RODERICK.
AN EXTRACT.
"She weepeth sore in the night--and her tears are on her cheeks; among her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies."--Lam. 1. 2.
"Methought I saw a young female, adorned with beauty, and blest with innocence, walking forward in the path of integrity, which a virtuous education had early marked out for her to take, rejoicing as she went with all around her. But in the midst of her happiness, unexpected calamity suddenly surprised and precipitated her from prosperity into the deepest distress. In this trying period she enjoyed all the benefits, derived from early implanted virtue and religion. Taught by them, the lovely mourner turns not to the world for consolation--No, she looks up to her Creator for comfort, whose supporting aid is particularly promised to afflicted worth. Cheered by them she is able to exert her talents, genius and taste, and draw upon industry for her future support. Her active virtue she thinks the best proof of submission to the will of Heaven, which she can give. And in laudable exertions she finds a conscious peace, which the mere possession of fortune could not bestow.
While thus employed, a son of perfidy sees her, and marks her for his prey, because she is at once lovely and helpless. Her unsuspecting credulity lays her open to his arts, and his blandishments, by degrees, allure her heart. The snares which he has spread, at last involve her; with the inconstancy of libertinism he soon deserts her, and again she is plunged in distress. But mark the difference of her first and second fall; Conscious integrity no longer lends its consoling aid to stem the tide of sorrow. Despair, instead of hope, arises, without one friend to soothe the pangs of guilt--one pitying soul to whisper peace to her departing spirit--insulted too, perhaps, by some unfeeling being, whom want of similar temptation alone has saved from similar imprudence, she sinks an early victim to remorse and wretchedness."
RODERICK.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Allegory
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Moral Narrative
Virtue
Seduction
Innocence
Distress
What entities or persons were involved?
Roderick.
Literary Details
Author
Roderick.
Key Lines
"She Weepeth Sore In The Night And Her Tears Are On Her Cheeks; Among Her Lovers She Hath None To Comfort Her: All Her Friends Have Dealt Treacherously With Her; They Are Become Her Enemies." Lam. 1. 2.
Methought I Saw A Young Female, Adorned With Beauty, And Blest With Innocence, Walking Forward In The Path Of Integrity...
Conscious Integrity No Longer Lends Its Consoling Aid To Stem The Tide Of Sorrow. Despair, Instead Of Hope, Arises...