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Poem
February 8, 1791
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A poem depicting a winter night where indoor rustics discuss charms, witches, and ghosts; the landscape is frozen with snow and ice; a traveler seeks shelter amid drifting snows.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
The Winter's Night.
Now in-door rustics 'mong themselves
Converse of charms and fairy elves,
Of Witch, who magic mischief reeks,
Or nightly ghost, who justice seeks.
In brittle chains the streams are bound.
With new-fall'n snow the hills are crown'd:
The trees, where full-plum'd warblers sung
Are now with icy fringes hung.
The azure firmament quite clear,
The fairer moon and stars appear,
Till darksome clouds their lights o'ercast.
While bleak the North wind rises fast.
The needy trav'ler on the road,
Now joys to find his night's abode,
Whereto he makes thro' drifting snows,
For shelter, warmth, and wished repose.
Now in-door rustics 'mong themselves
Converse of charms and fairy elves,
Of Witch, who magic mischief reeks,
Or nightly ghost, who justice seeks.
In brittle chains the streams are bound.
With new-fall'n snow the hills are crown'd:
The trees, where full-plum'd warblers sung
Are now with icy fringes hung.
The azure firmament quite clear,
The fairer moon and stars appear,
Till darksome clouds their lights o'ercast.
While bleak the North wind rises fast.
The needy trav'ler on the road,
Now joys to find his night's abode,
Whereto he makes thro' drifting snows,
For shelter, warmth, and wished repose.
What sub-type of article is it?
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Winter Night
Rustics
Fairy Elves
Snow Hills
North Wind
Traveler Shelter
Poem Details
Title
The Winter's Night.
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Now In Door Rustics 'Mong Themselves
Converse Of Charms And Fairy Elves,
Of Witch, Who Magic Mischief Reeks,
Or Nightly Ghost, Who Justice Seeks.