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Poem
November 15, 1833
Phenix Gazette
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A romantic canzonet praising the beauty of sunset and moonlight over the sea and willows, but declaring greater sweetness in being alone with the beloved, Geraldine.
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Full Text
CANZONET.
'Tis sweet to see on yonder steep,
The Sun's last smile so rosy gleep,
Soft as an infant's dream;
While twilight breezes gently creep,
Where the low bending willows weep,
Their leaves into the stream;
But sweeter far to be,
By the smiling moonlit sea,
Alone, my love, with thee,
My Geraldine!
How brightly yonder moon-beams play,
And the dimpling wave how it whirls away,
And sports in yonder cave,
And sweetly on the laughing stream,
The star of eve with lonely beam,
Kisses the murmuring wave:
But sweeter far the light
That bathes in deep delight,
That eye so darkly bright,
My Geraldine!
'Tis sweet to see on yonder steep,
The Sun's last smile so rosy gleep,
Soft as an infant's dream;
While twilight breezes gently creep,
Where the low bending willows weep,
Their leaves into the stream;
But sweeter far to be,
By the smiling moonlit sea,
Alone, my love, with thee,
My Geraldine!
How brightly yonder moon-beams play,
And the dimpling wave how it whirls away,
And sports in yonder cave,
And sweetly on the laughing stream,
The star of eve with lonely beam,
Kisses the murmuring wave:
But sweeter far the light
That bathes in deep delight,
That eye so darkly bright,
My Geraldine!
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Canzonet
Geraldine
Moonlit Sea
Sunset Steep
Romantic Nature
Poem Details
Title
Canzonet.
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
But Sweeter Far To Be,
By The Smiling Moonlit Sea,
Alone, My Love, With Thee,
My Geraldine!
But Sweeter Far The Light
That Bathes In Deep Delight,
That Eye So Darkly Bright,
My Geraldine!