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Poem
November 18, 1793
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
An industrious bee enters Anna's window, buzzes around her lips, and gets tangled in her hair. The poem warns young men to avoid the enticing charms of beautiful women or risk being caught like the bee.
Merged-components note: Epigraph 'EAT OF THE MUSES' (likely OCR error for a poetic header) introduces and belongs to the following poem 'The Bee'.
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EAT OF THE MUSES
THE BEE.
The busiest thing alive,
The most industrious of the hive,
Had toiled for many hours;
Had rifled gardens, lawns and fields,
Or what the spicy shrubbery yields,
Of balmy herbs and flowers.
Each hill and dale well knew his song;
To him their honeyed stores belong:
Then why new scenes explore?
Ambitious of a noble prize,
He through my Anna's window flies,
To crown his plundered store.
There buzzing round her beauteous lips,
Which did the blooming rose eclipse,
Their tempting sweets to spoil,
Eager he whirls around the fair,
Till tangled in her lovely hair,
He's seiz'd amid the toil.
Ye swains, take warning from the bee,
Flee the enticing snares, ah! flee;
By him and me be taught:
Avoid those dear bewitching charms,
Nor hope to gain her to your arms,
Or, like us, you'll be caught.
THE BEE.
The busiest thing alive,
The most industrious of the hive,
Had toiled for many hours;
Had rifled gardens, lawns and fields,
Or what the spicy shrubbery yields,
Of balmy herbs and flowers.
Each hill and dale well knew his song;
To him their honeyed stores belong:
Then why new scenes explore?
Ambitious of a noble prize,
He through my Anna's window flies,
To crown his plundered store.
There buzzing round her beauteous lips,
Which did the blooming rose eclipse,
Their tempting sweets to spoil,
Eager he whirls around the fair,
Till tangled in her lovely hair,
He's seiz'd amid the toil.
Ye swains, take warning from the bee,
Flee the enticing snares, ah! flee;
By him and me be taught:
Avoid those dear bewitching charms,
Nor hope to gain her to your arms,
Or, like us, you'll be caught.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Bee
Anna
Swains
Charms
Warning
Snares
Poem Details
Title
The Bee.
Subject
Warning To Swains About The Charms Of Beauty
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas In Couplets
Key Lines
Ye Swains, Take Warning From The Bee,
Flee The Enticing Snares, Ah! Flee;
By Him And Me Be Taught:
Avoid Those Dear Bewitching Charms,
Nor Hope To Gain Her To Your Arms,
Or, Like Us, You'll Be Caught.