Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Poem
April 5, 1826
The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
The poem 'The Remembrance' addresses a 'pledge of love' kept close to the heart, reflecting on lost youth, uncertain future including possible death, and vivid memories of the beloved's beauty amid melancholy.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
(From the Albion.)
THE REMEMBRANCE.
Come to my heart, thou pledge of love!
And while with life its pulses move,
In absence, peril, far or near,
Come to my heart, and rest thee there
My days of youth are gone and past,
My manhood's hour is overcast;
My latter destiny may have
A wanderer's life, a stranger's grave;
But whether eyes of love shall weep
Where the pale master's relics sleep;
Or whether, on the wave or plain,
This bosom shall forget its pain;
Yet where I rove, or where I fall,
To me thou shalt be all in all.
Come to my heart! When thou art nigh.
The parting hour is on mine eye;
I see the chestnut ringlets roll'd
Round the bright forehead's Grecian mould,
The ruby lip, the pencil'd brow,
The cheek's delicious April glow,
The smile, a sweet and sunny beam
Upon life's melancholy stream;
The glance of soul, pure, splendid, high-
Till all the vision wanders by,
Like angels to their brighter sphere:
And leaves me lone and darkling here!
THE REMEMBRANCE.
Come to my heart, thou pledge of love!
And while with life its pulses move,
In absence, peril, far or near,
Come to my heart, and rest thee there
My days of youth are gone and past,
My manhood's hour is overcast;
My latter destiny may have
A wanderer's life, a stranger's grave;
But whether eyes of love shall weep
Where the pale master's relics sleep;
Or whether, on the wave or plain,
This bosom shall forget its pain;
Yet where I rove, or where I fall,
To me thou shalt be all in all.
Come to my heart! When thou art nigh.
The parting hour is on mine eye;
I see the chestnut ringlets roll'd
Round the bright forehead's Grecian mould,
The ruby lip, the pencil'd brow,
The cheek's delicious April glow,
The smile, a sweet and sunny beam
Upon life's melancholy stream;
The glance of soul, pure, splendid, high-
Till all the vision wanders by,
Like angels to their brighter sphere:
And leaves me lone and darkling here!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Pledge Of Love
Remembrance
Absence Peril
Youth Manhood
Stranger Grave
Beloved Beauty
Melancholy Stream
Poem Details
Title
The Remembrance.
Key Lines
Come To My Heart, Thou Pledge Of Love!
Yet Where I Rove, Or Where I Fall,
To Me Thou Shalt Be All In All.
The Glance Of Soul, Pure, Splendid, High
Till All The Vision Wanders By,