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Poem
December 25, 1804
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A didactic poem extolling the virtue of genuine gratitude, critiquing selfishness and insincere flattery while praising exalted souls free from base passions.
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GRATITUDE.
Fair Gratitude deserves our praise-
A virtue hidden in our days:
Few know its force, and few practise
That virtue born in yonder skies.
Self is the centre where we move—
Ourself is all we dearly love.
And yet a kindness we expect
From some we treat with base neglect:
The sentimental mind can tell
The praise that springs from doing well
But where the selfish passions spring,
The other virtues take the wing:
Kindness to those who've done us good,
Is but this virtue understood;
Mere smiling words and smooth address,
With which the artful all caress,
Cannot to gratitude pretend—
As well the knave we might commend.
Give me that soul so exalted,
Whom dirty passions ne'er control:
In such an one I'm sure to find
A lovely, genuine grateful mind.
GRATITUDE.
Fair Gratitude deserves our praise-
A virtue hidden in our days:
Few know its force, and few practise
That virtue born in yonder skies.
Self is the centre where we move—
Ourself is all we dearly love.
And yet a kindness we expect
From some we treat with base neglect:
The sentimental mind can tell
The praise that springs from doing well
But where the selfish passions spring,
The other virtues take the wing:
Kindness to those who've done us good,
Is but this virtue understood;
Mere smiling words and smooth address,
With which the artful all caress,
Cannot to gratitude pretend—
As well the knave we might commend.
Give me that soul so exalted,
Whom dirty passions ne'er control:
In such an one I'm sure to find
A lovely, genuine grateful mind.
What sub-type of article is it?
Didactic Verse
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Gratitude
Virtue
Selfishness
Kindness
Moral Instruction
Genuine Mind
Poem Details
Title
Gratitude.
Subject
Praise Of Gratitude
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Fair Gratitude Deserves Our Praise
Self Is The Centre Where We Move—
Kindness To Those Who've Done Us Good,
Cannot To Gratitude Pretend—
Give Me That Soul So Exalted,