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Poem
October 7, 1823
The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A translated Spanish poem where a young woman firmly rejects marriage, choosing a serene, solitary life on a hill over submission to a husband and the uncertainties of wedded love.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
FROM THE SPANISH.
They say they'll to my wedding go,
They say they'll to my wedding go,
But I will have no husband—no!
I'll rather live serene and still
Upon a solitary hill,
Than bend me to another's will,
And be a slave in weal and woe:
No! I will have no husband—no!
No! mother! I've no wish to prove
The doubtful joys of wedded love—
And from these flowery pathways rove
Where innocence and comfort grow—
No! I will have no husband—no!
And heaven, I'm sure, ne'er meant that he
Should thy young daughter's husband be:
We have no common sympathy—
So let youth's bud unbroken blow—
For I will have no husband—no!
They say they'll to my wedding go,
They say they'll to my wedding go,
But I will have no husband—no!
I'll rather live serene and still
Upon a solitary hill,
Than bend me to another's will,
And be a slave in weal and woe:
No! I will have no husband—no!
No! mother! I've no wish to prove
The doubtful joys of wedded love—
And from these flowery pathways rove
Where innocence and comfort grow—
No! I will have no husband—no!
And heaven, I'm sure, ne'er meant that he
Should thy young daughter's husband be:
We have no common sympathy—
So let youth's bud unbroken blow—
For I will have no husband—no!
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Liberty Independence
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Marriage Refusal
Female Independence
Solitary Life
Wedded Love
Spanish Translation
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Spanish.
Poem Details
Author
From The Spanish.
Subject
Rejection Of Marriage
Key Lines
No! I Will Have No Husband—No!
I'll Rather Live Serene And Still
Upon A Solitary Hill,
Than Bend Me To Another's Will,
And Be A Slave In Weal And Woe: