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Literary
October 15, 1865
American Citizen
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A humorous poem describes a brief, windy encounter with a woman in a crinoline dress, whose garments are playfully disheveled, prompting the speaker to avert his eyes to preserve propriety.
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One of our reporters has stolen
the following "prose poem" from the
portfolio of Bricks, "which both of them
ought to be ashamed of themselves:"
I SAW HER BUT A MOMENT.
She wore a handsome crinoline on the
day when first we met, and she scudded
like a schooner with a cloud of canvas
set. As she swept along the pavement,
with a grandeur fit to kill, I saw her but a
moment, yet methinks I see her still.
The wind was on a bender, and as saucy
as a witch, and it played the very
dickens with dust, dimity, and such. The
gaiters were delicious which her feet
made to fill—I saw her but a moment,
yet methinks I see her still!
She scooted around the corner, and
streaming out behind, her crinoline and
calico were romping in the wind; to have
kept them in position would have baffled
twice her skill—I saw her but a moment,
yet methinks I see her still!
I shut my eyes tremendous, for I didn't
want to see a display of pretty ankles
when it wasn't meant for me; and until I
lose my senses, I am sure I never will—
I saw her but a moment, yet methinks I
see her still.—Mobile News.
the following "prose poem" from the
portfolio of Bricks, "which both of them
ought to be ashamed of themselves:"
I SAW HER BUT A MOMENT.
She wore a handsome crinoline on the
day when first we met, and she scudded
like a schooner with a cloud of canvas
set. As she swept along the pavement,
with a grandeur fit to kill, I saw her but a
moment, yet methinks I see her still.
The wind was on a bender, and as saucy
as a witch, and it played the very
dickens with dust, dimity, and such. The
gaiters were delicious which her feet
made to fill—I saw her but a moment,
yet methinks I see her still!
She scooted around the corner, and
streaming out behind, her crinoline and
calico were romping in the wind; to have
kept them in position would have baffled
twice her skill—I saw her but a moment,
yet methinks I see her still!
I shut my eyes tremendous, for I didn't
want to see a display of pretty ankles
when it wasn't meant for me; and until I
lose my senses, I am sure I never will—
I saw her but a moment, yet methinks I
see her still.—Mobile News.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Crinoline
Windy Encounter
Fleeting Glimpse
Propriety
Humorous Verse
What entities or persons were involved?
Bricks
Literary Details
Title
I Saw Her But A Moment.
Author
Bricks
Form / Style
Humorous Verse
Key Lines
She Wore A Handsome Crinoline On The Day When First We Met, And She Scudded Like A Schooner With A Cloud Of Canvas Set.
The Wind Was On A Bender, And As Saucy As A Witch, And It Played The Very Dickens With Dust, Dimity, And Such.
I Shut My Eyes Tremendous, For I Didn't Want To See A Display Of Pretty Ankles When It Wasn't Meant For Me;