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Poem
August 26, 1852
The Davenport Gazette
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
A nostalgic poem by 'ROVER' expressing longing for a distant cottage home, evoking its natural beauty with vines and woodbine, family memories of mother and sisters, and enduring love for the cherished place. Submitted to the Gazette from Davenport in August 1852.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
[For the Gazette.
MY COTTAGE HOME.
The lovely vines are wreathing,
Around my mossy cottage tree;
The woodbine fragrance breathing,
Tells, oh, home! of thee;
Amid the bright and glossy leaves,
Blooms the pure snowy bay—
I wish me in my cottage home,
But that is far away!
Oh! far, far-off home—how brightly
Thy scenes before me rise—
And there in visions nightly,
My busy fancy flies:
My mother's gentle tones I hear,
My sisters too, so "bright and gay"—
I wish me in my cottage home,
But that is far away!
No other land so fair can be,
As thou to me so dear:
The lovely sky may bend above,
And heaven be just as near;
But the love I bear thee—cherished home,
Can never know decay—
I wish me in my cottage home,
But that is far away!
ROVER.
Davenport, Aug., 1852.
MY COTTAGE HOME.
The lovely vines are wreathing,
Around my mossy cottage tree;
The woodbine fragrance breathing,
Tells, oh, home! of thee;
Amid the bright and glossy leaves,
Blooms the pure snowy bay—
I wish me in my cottage home,
But that is far away!
Oh! far, far-off home—how brightly
Thy scenes before me rise—
And there in visions nightly,
My busy fancy flies:
My mother's gentle tones I hear,
My sisters too, so "bright and gay"—
I wish me in my cottage home,
But that is far away!
No other land so fair can be,
As thou to me so dear:
The lovely sky may bend above,
And heaven be just as near;
But the love I bear thee—cherished home,
Can never know decay—
I wish me in my cottage home,
But that is far away!
ROVER.
Davenport, Aug., 1852.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Homesickness
What keywords are associated?
Cottage Home
Homesickness
Family Memories
Nature Vines
Woodbine Fragrance
Distant Longing
What entities or persons were involved?
Rover.
Poem Details
Title
My Cottage Home.
Author
Rover.
Subject
Longing For Distant Home
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas With Refrain
Key Lines
I Wish Me In My Cottage Home,
But That Is Far Away!
My Mother's Gentle Tones I Hear,
My Sisters Too, So "Bright And Gay"—