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Literary
September 7, 1820
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A sonnet extolling the enduring glory and immortal intellectual legacy of ancient Greece, despite its physical decay and subjugation by the Turks.
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GREECE.—A SONNET.
Land of the muses, and of mighty men!
A shadowy grandeur mantles thee; serene
As morning skies thy pictur'd realms are seen,
Where ether's canopy is clear, and when
The very zephyrs pause upon the wing
In ecstacy, and wist not where to stray.
Beautiful Greece! more glorious in decay
Than other regions in the flush of spring:
Thy palaces are tenantless: the Turk
Hath quenched the embers of the holy fane;
Thy temples now are crumbling to the plain.
For time hath sapped, and man hath helped the work.
All cannot perish—thy immortal mind
Remains a halo circling round mankind.
Land of the muses, and of mighty men!
A shadowy grandeur mantles thee; serene
As morning skies thy pictur'd realms are seen,
Where ether's canopy is clear, and when
The very zephyrs pause upon the wing
In ecstacy, and wist not where to stray.
Beautiful Greece! more glorious in decay
Than other regions in the flush of spring:
Thy palaces are tenantless: the Turk
Hath quenched the embers of the holy fane;
Thy temples now are crumbling to the plain.
For time hath sapped, and man hath helped the work.
All cannot perish—thy immortal mind
Remains a halo circling round mankind.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Political
What keywords are associated?
Greece
Sonnet
Decay
Glory
Turk
Muses
Temples
Literary Details
Title
Greece.—A Sonnet.
Form / Style
Sonnet
Key Lines
Land Of The Muses, And Of Mighty Men!
Beautiful Greece! More Glorious In Decay
All Cannot Perish—Thy Immortal Mind
Remains A Halo Circling Round Mankind.