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Poem
June 1, 1786
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A lyrical exclamation celebrating the return of health as a rosy cherub, describing its harmonious effects on body and mind, and a prayer to God for gratitude, patience, and continued spirited appreciation of nature's divine wonders.
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An EJACULATION to HEALTH.
How sweet is thy return, O health! Thou rosy cherub! My soul leaps forward to meet thee whose true value thy absence can only teach us! When thou comest with healing on thy wings; when every part, and nerve, and artery, are obedient to their office; and when this complicated machine is so perfectly harmonized, that we perceive not that we have any part, or nerve, or artery, belonging to us--how sweetly is the mind then attuned to receive pleasure from every inlet of sense!
God of my life, who numberest my days, teach me to meet with gratitude, or patience, the good, or ill, which the tide of time shall flow down with them! but never withdraw from me those native spirits which have been the cheering companions of my existence, and have spread a gilding upon every thing around me! that I may continue to view with rapture the inexhaustible volume of nature that is thrown open before me, on every page of which is characterized the impression of thy omnipotent hand.
How sweet is thy return, O health! Thou rosy cherub! My soul leaps forward to meet thee whose true value thy absence can only teach us! When thou comest with healing on thy wings; when every part, and nerve, and artery, are obedient to their office; and when this complicated machine is so perfectly harmonized, that we perceive not that we have any part, or nerve, or artery, belonging to us--how sweetly is the mind then attuned to receive pleasure from every inlet of sense!
God of my life, who numberest my days, teach me to meet with gratitude, or patience, the good, or ill, which the tide of time shall flow down with them! but never withdraw from me those native spirits which have been the cheering companions of my existence, and have spread a gilding upon every thing around me! that I may continue to view with rapture the inexhaustible volume of nature that is thrown open before me, on every page of which is characterized the impression of thy omnipotent hand.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Health Return
Rosy Cherub
Gratitude God
Nature Rapture
Divine Hand
Poem Details
Title
An Ejaculation To Health.
Subject
To Health
Key Lines
How Sweet Is Thy Return, O Health! Thou Rosy Cherub!
God Of My Life, Who Numberest My Days, Teach Me To Meet With Gratitude, Or Patience, The Good, Or Ill,