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Poem
November 8, 1817
Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A poem describing the desolate and cursed grave of a murderer, where no loved ones mourn, nature is hostile, and passersby ignore it, emphasizing isolation and moral retribution.
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POETRY
THE MURDERER'S GRAVE.
Midnight is past-
The northern blast
With dreary moan is howling:
And its awful sound
Flits o'er the mound
Where the hungry wolf is prowling.
Who sleeps below
In that bed of wo,
O'er which the owl is screaming:
'Tis the murderer's tomb,
Amid the gloom-
And the spot with blood is teeming
No parent there,
With holy prayer,
Is o'er his relics bending;
No kindred dear,
Let fall a tear,
His fate their bosoms rending
No flowrets bloom
Above the tomb,
Where the man of blood is sleeping;
And the dews of night,
Which fall so light,
Are never o'er him weeping
The pois'nous snake
Disturbs the brake,
Which grows around his dwelling
And the blind worm there,
Pollutes the air,
With deadly venom swelling.
Beside the way
Where his ashes lay,
The trav'ller onward speeding,
And the trampling horse,
Pass'd o'er his corse,
The murderer's grave unheeding
THE MURDERER'S GRAVE.
Midnight is past-
The northern blast
With dreary moan is howling:
And its awful sound
Flits o'er the mound
Where the hungry wolf is prowling.
Who sleeps below
In that bed of wo,
O'er which the owl is screaming:
'Tis the murderer's tomb,
Amid the gloom-
And the spot with blood is teeming
No parent there,
With holy prayer,
Is o'er his relics bending;
No kindred dear,
Let fall a tear,
His fate their bosoms rending
No flowrets bloom
Above the tomb,
Where the man of blood is sleeping;
And the dews of night,
Which fall so light,
Are never o'er him weeping
The pois'nous snake
Disturbs the brake,
Which grows around his dwelling
And the blind worm there,
Pollutes the air,
With deadly venom swelling.
Beside the way
Where his ashes lay,
The trav'ller onward speeding,
And the trampling horse,
Pass'd o'er his corse,
The murderer's grave unheeding
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
Epitaph
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Murderer Grave
Desolate Tomb
Cursed Burial
Moral Retribution
Isolated Death
Poem Details
Title
The Murderer's Grave.
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
'Tis The Murderer's Tomb,
Amid The Gloom
And The Spot With Blood Is Teeming
No Flowrets Bloom
Above The Tomb,
Where The Man Of Blood Is Sleeping;
The Murderer's Grave Unheeding