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Poem
August 23, 1825
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A reflective poem on mortality, inspired by a song, requesting the death bell be tolled upon the speaker's passing, friends' mourning, a marble memorial, and promising celestial prayers for those left behind.
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POETRY.
From the Boston Spectator.
The following lines were suggested by reading the song- "Toll not the Bell of Death for the."
TOLL the Bell of Death for me,
When I am dead!
Yes! toll a loud knell for me,
As a spirit fled;
Catch the sound, the doleful sound,
And let the word go round,
That I am dead.
Friends are few! may they be near,
When I am dead,
And mourn me with a grateful tear,
And be it freely shed;
And to my name a Marble raise,
That friends and strangers there may gaze,
When I am dead.
Then toll the Bell of Death for me,
When I am dead.
Celestial prayers I'll sing for thee,
Who mourn my spirit free'd!
Awhile man breathes among the flowers,
And revels on a few brief hours.
And then is dead.
LEONTIUS.
From the Boston Spectator.
The following lines were suggested by reading the song- "Toll not the Bell of Death for the."
TOLL the Bell of Death for me,
When I am dead!
Yes! toll a loud knell for me,
As a spirit fled;
Catch the sound, the doleful sound,
And let the word go round,
That I am dead.
Friends are few! may they be near,
When I am dead,
And mourn me with a grateful tear,
And be it freely shed;
And to my name a Marble raise,
That friends and strangers there may gaze,
When I am dead.
Then toll the Bell of Death for me,
When I am dead.
Celestial prayers I'll sing for thee,
Who mourn my spirit free'd!
Awhile man breathes among the flowers,
And revels on a few brief hours.
And then is dead.
LEONTIUS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Song
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Death Bell
Mourning Friends
Marble Memorial
Celestial Prayers
Mortality Reflection
What entities or persons were involved?
Leontius.
Poem Details
Author
Leontius.
Subject
Suggested By The Song 'Toll Not The Bell Of Death For Thee'
Key Lines
Toll The Bell Of Death For Me,
When I Am Dead!
Celestial Prayers I'll Sing For Thee,
Who Mourn My Spirit Free'd!