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Poem
August 12, 1790
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Moral stanza on divine justice for vice and virtue, followed by a song from the comic opera 'The Reconciliation' by Peter Markoe, where the Miller sings of his heart remaining unmoved by pleasure, lovers, and Cupid despite external busyness.
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Parnassian Spring.
AIR in the RECONCILIATION
A COMIC OPERA.
BY PETER MARKOE.
Why sleeps the thunder in the skies,
When guilty men to grandeur rise?
Or why shall innocence bewail
Distress in bleak misfortune's vale?
Just are the dark decrees of heaven,
Since short the date to either given:
Vice earns unceasing dread and shame,
Whilst endless joys are virtue's claim.
The MILLER:
My eyes may speak pleasure,
My tongue flow without measure,
Yet my heart in my bosom lies still,
Thus the river is flowing
The mill-clapper going
But the miller's asleep in his mill.
II.
Though lovers surround me,
With speeches confound me,
Yet my heart in my bosom lies still,
Thus the river is flowing,
The mill-clapper going.
But the miller's asleep in his mill.
III.
The little god eyes me,
And thinks to surprise me,
But my heart is awake in my breast,
Thus boys slyly creeping,
Would catch a bird sleeping,
But the linnet's awake in his nest.
AIR in the RECONCILIATION
A COMIC OPERA.
BY PETER MARKOE.
Why sleeps the thunder in the skies,
When guilty men to grandeur rise?
Or why shall innocence bewail
Distress in bleak misfortune's vale?
Just are the dark decrees of heaven,
Since short the date to either given:
Vice earns unceasing dread and shame,
Whilst endless joys are virtue's claim.
The MILLER:
My eyes may speak pleasure,
My tongue flow without measure,
Yet my heart in my bosom lies still,
Thus the river is flowing
The mill-clapper going
But the miller's asleep in his mill.
II.
Though lovers surround me,
With speeches confound me,
Yet my heart in my bosom lies still,
Thus the river is flowing,
The mill-clapper going.
But the miller's asleep in his mill.
III.
The little god eyes me,
And thinks to surprise me,
But my heart is awake in my breast,
Thus boys slyly creeping,
Would catch a bird sleeping,
But the linnet's awake in his nest.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Miller Song
Comic Opera
Peter Markoe
Reconciliation
Moral Justice
Love Indifference
What entities or persons were involved?
By Peter Markoe.
Poem Details
Title
Air In The Reconciliation
Author
By Peter Markoe.
Subject
A Comic Opera.
Form / Style
Rhymed Verses With Refrain
Key Lines
Why Sleeps The Thunder In The Skies,
When Guilty Men To Grandeur Rise?
Yet My Heart In My Bosom Lies Still,
Thus The River Is Flowing
The Mill Clapper Going
But The Miller's Asleep In His Mill.
But The Linnet's Awake In His Nest.