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Poem
June 9, 1845
Richmond Daily Whig
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
Thomas Hood's elegy depicts a silent night watch over a dying woman, where her soft breathing and final sleep in the morning blur the line between life and death for the observers.
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THE DEATH BED.
BY THOMAS HOOD.
We watched her breathing through the night,
Her breathing soft and low,
As on her breast the wave of life
Kept heaving to and fro.
So silently we seemed to speak,
So slowly moved about,
As we had lent her half our powers
To eke her being out.
Our very hopes belied our fears,
Our fears our hopes belied;
We thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came dim and sad,
And chill with early showers,
Her quiet eyelids closed; she had
Another morn than ours.
BY THOMAS HOOD.
We watched her breathing through the night,
Her breathing soft and low,
As on her breast the wave of life
Kept heaving to and fro.
So silently we seemed to speak,
So slowly moved about,
As we had lent her half our powers
To eke her being out.
Our very hopes belied our fears,
Our fears our hopes belied;
We thought her dying when she slept,
And sleeping when she died.
For when the morn came dim and sad,
And chill with early showers,
Her quiet eyelids closed; she had
Another morn than ours.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Deathbed
Vigil
Dying
Mourning
Thomas Hood
What entities or persons were involved?
By Thomas Hood.
Poem Details
Title
The Death Bed.
Author
By Thomas Hood.
Subject
Deathbed Vigil
Key Lines
We Thought Her Dying When She Slept,
And Sleeping When She Died.
For When The Morn Came Dim And Sad,
And Chill With Early Showers,
Her Quiet Eyelids Closed; She Had
Another Morn Than Ours.