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Literary
November 6, 1837
The Daily Herald
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
A prose reflection asserting that a man with a beloved child he hopes for is not wretched, despite enduring poverty, obscurity, pain, and denied pleasures, valuing the child above all worldly goods.
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OCR Quality
100%
Excellent
Full Text
Call not that man wretched, who, whatever else he suffers as to pain inflicted or pleasures denied, has a child for whom he hopes, and on whom he doats. Poverty may grind him to the dust, obscurity may cast its darkest mantle over him, the song of the gay may be far from his dwelling, his face may be unknown to his neighbors, and his voice be unheeded by those among whom he dwells,—even pain may rack his joints, and sleep flee his pillow—but he has a gem with which he would not part for wealth defying computation, for fame filling a world's ear, for luxury or the highest health, or for the sweetest sleep that ever sat upon a mortal's eyelid.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Parental Love
Enduring Hardship
Moral Reflection
Value Of Children
Hope Amid Suffering
Literary Details
Key Lines
Call Not That Man Wretched, Who, Whatever Else He Suffers As To Pain Inflicted Or Pleasures Denied, Has A Child For Whom He Hopes, And On Whom He Doats.
Poverty May Grind Him To The Dust, Obscurity May Cast Its Darkest Mantle Over Him, The Song Of The Gay May Be Far From His Dwelling, His Face May Be Unknown To His Neighbors, And His Voice Be Unheeded By Those Among Whom He Dwells,—Even Pain May Rack His Joints, And Sleep Flee His Pillow—But He Has A Gem With Which He Would Not Part For Wealth Defying Computation, For Fame Filling A World's Ear, For Luxury Or The Highest Health, Or For The Sweetest Sleep That Ever Sat Upon A Mortal's Eyelid.