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Poem
February 6, 1850
Daily Richmond Times
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
A skeptical narrative poem where a woman recounts her lover's affectionate words about their meeting, dreams, and a hidden cottage home he claims to have built for her, repeatedly questioning their sincerity with the refrain 'Do you really think he did?'
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DO YOU REALLY THINK HE DID.
BY CHARLES SWAIN.
I waited till the twilight,
And yet he did not come;
I strayed along the brook-side,
And slowly wandered home;
When who should come behind me,
But him I would have chide;
He said he came to find me—
Do you really think he did?
He said since last we parted
He'd thought of nought so sweet.
As of this very moment—
The moment we should meet
He showed me where, half shaded,
A cottage home lay hid:
He said for me he made it—
Do you really think he did?
He said when first he saw me
Life seemed at once divine;
Each night he dreamt of angels,
And every face was mine;
Sometimes a voice, in sleeping,
Would all his hopes forbid;
And then he wakened weeping—
Do you really think he did?
BY CHARLES SWAIN.
I waited till the twilight,
And yet he did not come;
I strayed along the brook-side,
And slowly wandered home;
When who should come behind me,
But him I would have chide;
He said he came to find me—
Do you really think he did?
He said since last we parted
He'd thought of nought so sweet.
As of this very moment—
The moment we should meet
He showed me where, half shaded,
A cottage home lay hid:
He said for me he made it—
Do you really think he did?
He said when first he saw me
Life seemed at once divine;
Each night he dreamt of angels,
And every face was mine;
Sometimes a voice, in sleeping,
Would all his hopes forbid;
And then he wakened weeping—
Do you really think he did?
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Romantic Doubt
Lover Meeting
Cottage Home
Sweet Words
Dreams Of Love
What entities or persons were involved?
By Charles Swain.
Poem Details
Title
Do You Really Think He Did.
Author
By Charles Swain.
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas With Refrain
Key Lines
He Said He Came To Find Me—
Do You Really Think He Did?
He Said For Me He Made It—
Do You Really Think He Did?
And Then He Wakened Weeping—
Do You Really Think He Did?