Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Poem
July 17, 1793
National Gazette
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Verses praising the soothing and restorative power of Mrs. Pownal's singing on hearts troubled by pain, love, and distress, likening it to a blessed captivity. Attributed to S. R., dated July 15, 1793.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
From a correspondent.
Verses on the Singing of Mrs. POWNAL.
If poignant pain assail the heart.
Or robs it of its common rest;
If cruel love subdues your heart,
'Tis she can renovate your breast.
If dark distress o'erclouds our views,
Or sudden loss disturbs the mind;
'Tis she the sadden'd heart bedews,
And proves that Fortune is too kind.
Each harden'd heart forsakes its steel,
To sympathise for others' pains:
And all our passions make a kneel,
While list'ning to her soothing strains.
"O blest captivity" of mine!
If thus the oft'ning Captor sways,
And always with such graces shine,
I'd be a slave thro' all my days.
S. R.
July 15th 1793.
Verses on the Singing of Mrs. POWNAL.
If poignant pain assail the heart.
Or robs it of its common rest;
If cruel love subdues your heart,
'Tis she can renovate your breast.
If dark distress o'erclouds our views,
Or sudden loss disturbs the mind;
'Tis she the sadden'd heart bedews,
And proves that Fortune is too kind.
Each harden'd heart forsakes its steel,
To sympathise for others' pains:
And all our passions make a kneel,
While list'ning to her soothing strains.
"O blest captivity" of mine!
If thus the oft'ning Captor sways,
And always with such graces shine,
I'd be a slave thro' all my days.
S. R.
July 15th 1793.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Mrs Pownal
Singing Verses
Soothing Strains
Heart Pain
Blest Captivity
1793
What entities or persons were involved?
S. R.
Poem Details
Title
Verses On The Singing Of Mrs. Pownal.
Author
S. R.
Subject
On The Singing Of Mrs. Pownal
Key Lines
"O Blest Captivity" Of Mine!
If Thus The Oft'ning Captor Sways,
And Always With Such Graces Shine,
I'd Be A Slave Thro' All My Days.