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Poem
September 27, 1803
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Lament for Europe's fate amid endless war, where patriots die to feed ambition, peace perishes like the olive branch in cannon smoke, and humanity and gods mourn man's depravity and dying misery.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
EUROPE.
UNHAPPY Europe! fated still to bleed,
And fall beneath the sanguinary blade!
Thy patriots' lives must curb ambition's feed,
While peace retires "to seek some cooler shade?"
The olive-branch amid the cannon's smoke,
Had long since cast its wither'd leaves away;
But now the branch receives its fatal stroke,
And weeping widows mourn its quick decay
For Europe's fate humanity must weep--
For man's depravity e'en Gods will sigh ;--
No more to wake, sweet peace is sunk in sleep.
Beyond the reach of dying misery's cry.
UNHAPPY Europe! fated still to bleed,
And fall beneath the sanguinary blade!
Thy patriots' lives must curb ambition's feed,
While peace retires "to seek some cooler shade?"
The olive-branch amid the cannon's smoke,
Had long since cast its wither'd leaves away;
But now the branch receives its fatal stroke,
And weeping widows mourn its quick decay
For Europe's fate humanity must weep--
For man's depravity e'en Gods will sigh ;--
No more to wake, sweet peace is sunk in sleep.
Beyond the reach of dying misery's cry.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ode
What themes does it cover?
War Military
Political
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Europe War
Peace Lament
Patriots Death
Mans Depravity
Olive Branch
Poem Details
Title
Europe.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Unhappy Europe! Fated Still To Bleed,
And Fall Beneath The Sanguinary Blade!
For Europe's Fate Humanity Must Weep
No More To Wake, Sweet Peace Is Sunk In Sleep.