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Poem
October 27, 1832
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
The speaker mourns at the bedside of his dying young female friend, who comforts him with declarations of love before passing peacefully to heaven, shedding a tear for him.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
SACRED MELODY.
BY JOHN MOORE.
I sat beside her dying bed,
And kissed her faded cheek:
I placed my arm beneath her head,
And strove in vain to speak;
The tongue denied its utterance,
Subdued by friendship's fears,
And though it spoke of fondness once
It now gave way to tears.
But still she was my comforter,
Although about to flee,—
And what I would have said to her
She faintly spoke to me;
She told me that she loved me well,
And well I knew her truth,
And yet I wept to think she fell
In beauty, and in youth.—
She gave me all her earthly love—
What could she give me more?.
But somewhat more she fixed above
Where she was doomed to soar;
She shed a bright and pearly tear—
That tear she shed for me,
And fled without a single fear
Our Savior—unto thee!
BY JOHN MOORE.
I sat beside her dying bed,
And kissed her faded cheek:
I placed my arm beneath her head,
And strove in vain to speak;
The tongue denied its utterance,
Subdued by friendship's fears,
And though it spoke of fondness once
It now gave way to tears.
But still she was my comforter,
Although about to flee,—
And what I would have said to her
She faintly spoke to me;
She told me that she loved me well,
And well I knew her truth,
And yet I wept to think she fell
In beauty, and in youth.—
She gave me all her earthly love—
What could she give me more?.
But somewhat more she fixed above
Where she was doomed to soar;
She shed a bright and pearly tear—
That tear she shed for me,
And fled without a single fear
Our Savior—unto thee!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Friendship
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Dying Bed
Friendship Fears
Earthly Love
Pearly Tear
Savior Heaven
What entities or persons were involved?
By John Moore.
Poem Details
Title
Sacred Melody.
Author
By John Moore.
Subject
On The Death Of A Young Female Friend
Key Lines
I Sat Beside Her Dying Bed, And Kissed Her Faded Cheek:
She Told Me That She Loved Me Well, And Well I Knew Her Truth,
She Gave Me All Her Earthly Love— What Could She Give Me More?.