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Poem
June 12, 1877
The Daily Intelligencer
Seattle, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
A light-hearted satirical poem contrasting past eras when romantic love was fashionable with modern times, where women prefer wealthy husbands over poetic suitors, leaving Cupid sidelined.
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Old-Fashioned Love.
There was a time, in days of yore.
When love was all the fashion;
When lads and lasses gloried in
The tender, ruling passion.
But times, alas! have sadly changed
And Cupid, with his quiver
And drooping wings, is often left
"Out in the cold," to shiver.
Poor little god, his arrows
fly
About in each direction,
But breasts encased in armor bright,
Defy the sweet infection.
Maids much prefer a husband rich
To one that writes love sonnets-
A man who spends his cash for dress
And darling "loves of bonnets"
True, moonlight walks are very well.
And tender vows, soft spoken:
But vows are very easy made
And just as easy broken.
Then Cupid, he had best pluck out
The feathers from each pinion,
And lay his bow and arrows by.
And quit love's fair dominion.
There was a time, in days of yore.
When love was all the fashion;
When lads and lasses gloried in
The tender, ruling passion.
But times, alas! have sadly changed
And Cupid, with his quiver
And drooping wings, is often left
"Out in the cold," to shiver.
Poor little god, his arrows
fly
About in each direction,
But breasts encased in armor bright,
Defy the sweet infection.
Maids much prefer a husband rich
To one that writes love sonnets-
A man who spends his cash for dress
And darling "loves of bonnets"
True, moonlight walks are very well.
And tender vows, soft spoken:
But vows are very easy made
And just as easy broken.
Then Cupid, he had best pluck out
The feathers from each pinion,
And lay his bow and arrows by.
And quit love's fair dominion.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Old Fashioned Love
Cupid
Romantic Decline
Wealth Over Romance
Satirical Poem
Poem Details
Title
Old Fashioned Love.
Subject
Decline Of Romantic Love In Modern Times
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Maids Much Prefer A Husband Rich
To One That Writes Love Sonnets
True, Moonlight Walks Are Very Well.
And Tender Vows, Soft Spoken:
But Vows Are Very Easy Made
And Just As Easy Broken.