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Poem
May 2, 1840
The Native American
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A lament for the death of an infant, portrayed as a borrowed flower from the Shepherd (God) that blooms briefly before being reclaimed unexpectedly.
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Full Text
From the Evening Star.
ON THE DEATH OF AN INFANT.
BY SAMUEL WOODWORTH.
Receive this bud, the Shepherd said,
And you will shortly see,
A beauteous rose of white and red.
Keep it awhile for me.
And guard it with the strictest care
If danger be discerned,
Tis borrowed from a Garden, where
It soon must be returned.
The Shepherd then his journey took,
For he lives far away;
Saying you'll for my coming look,
And watch both night and day.
The bud was opening. fresh and large,
The sweetest in our bower;
But we forgot our Shepherd's charge,
Delighted with the flower.
It seem'd in fact to be our own,
Its tints and its perfume;
And we forgot it was a loan
The owner would resume.
We watch'd not for his coming back,
But hoped he might delay;
Till like a thief he came, alack!
And stole the flower away.
ON THE DEATH OF AN INFANT.
BY SAMUEL WOODWORTH.
Receive this bud, the Shepherd said,
And you will shortly see,
A beauteous rose of white and red.
Keep it awhile for me.
And guard it with the strictest care
If danger be discerned,
Tis borrowed from a Garden, where
It soon must be returned.
The Shepherd then his journey took,
For he lives far away;
Saying you'll for my coming look,
And watch both night and day.
The bud was opening. fresh and large,
The sweetest in our bower;
But we forgot our Shepherd's charge,
Delighted with the flower.
It seem'd in fact to be our own,
Its tints and its perfume;
And we forgot it was a loan
The owner would resume.
We watch'd not for his coming back,
But hoped he might delay;
Till like a thief he came, alack!
And stole the flower away.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Infant Death
Elegy
Shepherd Metaphor
Borrowed Flower
Divine Reclamation
What entities or persons were involved?
By Samuel Woodworth.
Poem Details
Title
On The Death Of An Infant.
Author
By Samuel Woodworth.
Subject
The Death Of An Infant
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Receive This Bud, The Shepherd Said,
And You Will Shortly See,
A Beauteous Rose Of White And Red.
Keep It Awhile For Me.
Till Like A Thief He Came, Alack!
And Stole The Flower Away.