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Poem
August 27, 1836
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A speaker refuses marriage, rejecting floral wreaths as disguises for misery and betrayal. She returns a cherished rose to her traitorous lover, embracing sorrow with cypress, lamenting the irreplaceable value of true love over wealth.
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From the Knickerbocker.
STANZAS.
Untwine these flowers!—I will not wed
With wretchedness in Joy's disguise;
Would ye the victim forth were led
With garlands to the sacrifice?
Oh! wreath for Hope these blossoms rare,
These parasites of dew and sun,
But if ye will bedeck Despair,
Go seek a broken, withered one!
This rose, long folded to my breast,
Must nestle there no longer now;
Faith's latest gift, Love's last bequest,
'Twill well beseem my traitress brow
Take it, and on that brow bestow
Cypress leaves the sapless stem,
'Tis been the queen of woe
You will—but crown.
With sorrow's fitting
Diadem.
Bright
Oh God!—that gold and baubles
Should weigh against that gem divine,
That fills with its most holy light
The heart's unpurchasable mine!
Ye know not what a wreck ye make,
Unloosing this unholy vow:
One heart in climes afar, will break—
And mine—but that is broken now!
STANZAS.
Untwine these flowers!—I will not wed
With wretchedness in Joy's disguise;
Would ye the victim forth were led
With garlands to the sacrifice?
Oh! wreath for Hope these blossoms rare,
These parasites of dew and sun,
But if ye will bedeck Despair,
Go seek a broken, withered one!
This rose, long folded to my breast,
Must nestle there no longer now;
Faith's latest gift, Love's last bequest,
'Twill well beseem my traitress brow
Take it, and on that brow bestow
Cypress leaves the sapless stem,
'Tis been the queen of woe
You will—but crown.
With sorrow's fitting
Diadem.
Bright
Oh God!—that gold and baubles
Should weigh against that gem divine,
That fills with its most holy light
The heart's unpurchasable mine!
Ye know not what a wreck ye make,
Unloosing this unholy vow:
One heart in climes afar, will break—
And mine—but that is broken now!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Betrayal
Broken Heart
Refusal Marriage
False Love
Despair
Poem Details
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Key Lines
Untwine These Flowers!—I Will Not Wed
With Wretchedness In Joy's Disguise;
Oh God!—That Gold And Baubles
Should Weigh Against That Gem Divine,
Ye Know Not What A Wreck Ye Make,
Unloosing This Unholy Vow:
One Heart In Climes Afar, Will Break—
And Mine—But That Is Broken Now!