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Poem
October 15, 1859
Weekly Trinity Journal
Weaverville, Trinity County, California
What is this article about?
William Cullen Bryant's poem 'ALMS' is a lyrical address to the departing sun, requesting one final smile before winter's arrival, evoking the beauty of the late autumn landscape with bare meadows, naked trees, and lingering flowers and insects.
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ALMS BY WM. C. BRYANT.
Yet one smile more, departing distant sun!
One mellow smile through the soft vapory air,
Ere o'er the frozen earth the loud winds run,
Or snows are sifted o'er the meadows bare.
One smile on the brown hills and naked trees,
And dark rocks whose summer wreaths are cast,
And the blue gentian flower, that, in the breeze,
Nods lonely, of her beauteous race the last.
Yet a few sunny days, in which the bee
Shall murmur by the hedge that skirts the way,
The cricket chirp upon the russet lea,
And man delight to linger in thy ray.
Yet one rich smile, and we will try to bear
The piercing frost, the winds and darkened air.
Yet one smile more, departing distant sun!
One mellow smile through the soft vapory air,
Ere o'er the frozen earth the loud winds run,
Or snows are sifted o'er the meadows bare.
One smile on the brown hills and naked trees,
And dark rocks whose summer wreaths are cast,
And the blue gentian flower, that, in the breeze,
Nods lonely, of her beauteous race the last.
Yet a few sunny days, in which the bee
Shall murmur by the hedge that skirts the way,
The cricket chirp upon the russet lea,
And man delight to linger in thy ray.
Yet one rich smile, and we will try to bear
The piercing frost, the winds and darkened air.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Autumn Sun
Fading Nature
Winter Approach
Bryant Poem
Seasonal Change
What entities or persons were involved?
Wm. C. Bryant.
Poem Details
Title
Alms
Author
Wm. C. Bryant.
Subject
Address To The Departing Sun
Key Lines
Yet One Smile More, Departing Distant Sun!
One Mellow Smile Through The Soft Vapory Air,
Ere O'er The Frozen Earth The Loud Winds Run,
Or Snows Are Sifted O'er The Meadows Bare.