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Poem
August 23, 1822
The Virginian
Lynchburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
Humorous extract from 'LINNY' reflecting on Fanny's age beyond eighteen or twenty and the speaker's past unrequited affections for pretty women, marked by heartache and unreturned worship.
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Extract from a work called LINNY, supposed to be written by Croaker & Co. of N. York
FANNY was younger once than she is now,
And prettier, of course. I do not mean
To say, that there are wrinkles on her brow.
Yet, to be candid, she is past eighteen—
Perhaps past twenty—but the girl is shy
About her age, and God forbid that I
Should get myself in trouble by revealing
A secret of this sort I have too long
Lov'd pretty women with a poet's fooling,
And, when a boy, in day-dream and in song,
Have knelt me down and worshipp'd them.
Alas
They never thank'd me for't—but let that pass
I've felt full many a heart-ache in my day
At the mere rustling of a silken gown,
And caught some dreadful cold, I blush to say
While shivering in the shade of beauty's frown
How say her smiles are sun-beams—it may be
But ne'er a sun-beam would she throw on me
FANNY was younger once than she is now,
And prettier, of course. I do not mean
To say, that there are wrinkles on her brow.
Yet, to be candid, she is past eighteen—
Perhaps past twenty—but the girl is shy
About her age, and God forbid that I
Should get myself in trouble by revealing
A secret of this sort I have too long
Lov'd pretty women with a poet's fooling,
And, when a boy, in day-dream and in song,
Have knelt me down and worshipp'd them.
Alas
They never thank'd me for't—but let that pass
I've felt full many a heart-ache in my day
At the mere rustling of a silken gown,
And caught some dreadful cold, I blush to say
While shivering in the shade of beauty's frown
How say her smiles are sun-beams—it may be
But ne'er a sun-beam would she throw on me
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Fanny
Aging
Unrequited Love
Poets Folly
Beauty Worship
What entities or persons were involved?
Supposed To Be Written By Croaker & Co. Of N. York
Poem Details
Author
Supposed To Be Written By Croaker & Co. Of N. York
Subject
Reflection On Fanny's Age And Unrequited Love
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Fanny Was Younger Once Than She Is Now,
And Prettier, Of Course. I Do Not Mean
Yet, To Be Candid, She Is Past Eighteen—
Lov'd Pretty Women With A Poet's Fooling,
But Ne'er A Sun Beam Would She Throw On Me