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Literary
October 12, 1894
The Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
What is this article about?
A poetic tribute in the Boston Herald by Felix Morris mourns the death of actress Rosina Vokes, reflecting on her vivacity and mission to lighten life's burdens, as her gowns and effects are auctioned.
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A Tribute to Rosina Vokes.
Rosina Vokes' gowns and effects put up at auction make Felix Morris poetically mournful in the Boston Herald over the going out of that bright life. "Poor little woman! Incomprehensible it is that such vivacity, such animation, such love of mirth, of song, of gladness and of life should ever be silenced. Why not flow on forever? Surely thy mission was to lighten life's burdens, to bring the bright smile to weary, heartworn nature, innocently to teach the better lesson and make the world happier by thy mirth provoking ways.
"In the kindly memory of her many admirers she will live as long as they do."
Rosina Vokes' gowns and effects put up at auction make Felix Morris poetically mournful in the Boston Herald over the going out of that bright life. "Poor little woman! Incomprehensible it is that such vivacity, such animation, such love of mirth, of song, of gladness and of life should ever be silenced. Why not flow on forever? Surely thy mission was to lighten life's burdens, to bring the bright smile to weary, heartworn nature, innocently to teach the better lesson and make the world happier by thy mirth provoking ways.
"In the kindly memory of her many admirers she will live as long as they do."
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Rosina Vokes
Tribute
Elegy
Vivacity
Mirth
Auction
Boston Herald
What entities or persons were involved?
Felix Morris
Literary Details
Title
A Tribute To Rosina Vokes.
Author
Felix Morris
Subject
Mourning The Death Of Rosina Vokes Amid Auction Of Her Effects
Form / Style
Poetic Prose Elegy
Key Lines
Poor Little Woman! Incomprehensible It Is That Such Vivacity, Such Animation, Such Love Of Mirth, Of Song, Of Gladness And Of Life Should Ever Be Silenced.
Surely Thy Mission Was To Lighten Life's Burdens, To Bring The Bright Smile To Weary, Heartworn Nature, Innocently To Teach The Better Lesson And Make The World Happier By Thy Mirth Provoking Ways.
In The Kindly Memory Of Her Many Admirers She Will Live As Long As They Do.