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Poem
December 27, 1791
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Poem by Peter Pindar praising a woman's beauty and wit, invoking eternal bloom, and lamenting Time's cruel furrowing of the fairest face like a farmer's plough, with metaphors of destruction and the poet's enslavement to beauty.
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GALLANTRY:--A SCRAP
By PETER PINDAR.
WHEN a Woman's handsome, smart and
In God's name let her bloom for ever!
Ah! could I catch Time's ploughshare from his hand,
Who with that ease a farmer skirts his land,
Furrows so cruelly o'er the fairest face!
Relentless as a Mohawk, on he goes,
Cuts up the lily and the rose,
Roots up each wavy curl, and bends the neck of
grace.
Ah! could I simply do but this,
The sweetest lips would give me many a kiss.
O beauty, how thou stealest me away!
Born, thou sweet witch, thy poet to beguile!
Thy fool, idolater, by night, by day,
He feels a chain in every smile,
Thou tyrant of my heart, let go my pen--
I must, will speak to Academic men.
By PETER PINDAR.
WHEN a Woman's handsome, smart and
In God's name let her bloom for ever!
Ah! could I catch Time's ploughshare from his hand,
Who with that ease a farmer skirts his land,
Furrows so cruelly o'er the fairest face!
Relentless as a Mohawk, on he goes,
Cuts up the lily and the rose,
Roots up each wavy curl, and bends the neck of
grace.
Ah! could I simply do but this,
The sweetest lips would give me many a kiss.
O beauty, how thou stealest me away!
Born, thou sweet witch, thy poet to beguile!
Thy fool, idolater, by night, by day,
He feels a chain in every smile,
Thou tyrant of my heart, let go my pen--
I must, will speak to Academic men.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Peter Pindar
Gallantry
Women Beauty
Time Ploughshare
Poet Adoration
What entities or persons were involved?
By Peter Pindar.
Poem Details
Title
Gallantry: A Scrap
Author
By Peter Pindar.
Subject
On Gallantry And Beauty
Form / Style
Irregular Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
Ah! Could I Catch Time's Ploughshare From His Hand,
Who With That Ease A Farmer Skirts His Land,
Furrows So Cruelly O'er The Fairest Face!
Relentless As A Mohawk, On He Goes,
Cuts Up The Lily And The Rose,