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Poem
September 8, 1878
The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Memorial poem for Little Maggie, youngest daughter of John T. Gibbons and Margaret Bolan, who died on September 1, 1878, at age three years and four months. An angel appears in her dream, inviting her to heaven to spare her earthly sorrows, and consoles her grieving mother with faith.
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IN MEMORIAM.
LITTLE MAGGIE,
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF
JOHN T. GIBBONS and MARGARET BOLAN,
Died, Sunday, September 1st, 1878, aged three years and four months.
An angel bent with pensive air
Above an infant's dream.
And seemed to view his image there
As in a stainless stream,
"O beauteous child!" he said. "I see
His breath like music's sigh—
'The earth is all unworthy thee,
Come with me to the sky."
"Earth has no happiness complete:
The soul can never lift
Thee to a height where round thy feet
No clouds of pain will drift.
At every feast, unbidden guest,
Some fear will still intrude:
No day so calm but in its breast
The morrow's storm may brood.
And shall care leave with passing years
Its impress on this brow!
And sorrows dim with growing tears
Those eyes so tranquil now
"No, no, sweet child! Come, let us mount
Above the fields of space:
Kind Heaven will cancel the account
Of life's foreshadowed days.
"I pray no selfish grief may view
This day with mournful eyes,
Or with reproachful words pursue
Our way to paradise.
But let your mother lift her brow
To Faith's serenest light;
To one as innocent as thou,
Life's last hour shines most bright."
A subtle radiance from his wings
Upon the child was shed:
The angel, mounting upward, sings:
"Poor mother! thy child is dead."
LITTLE MAGGIE,
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF
JOHN T. GIBBONS and MARGARET BOLAN,
Died, Sunday, September 1st, 1878, aged three years and four months.
An angel bent with pensive air
Above an infant's dream.
And seemed to view his image there
As in a stainless stream,
"O beauteous child!" he said. "I see
His breath like music's sigh—
'The earth is all unworthy thee,
Come with me to the sky."
"Earth has no happiness complete:
The soul can never lift
Thee to a height where round thy feet
No clouds of pain will drift.
At every feast, unbidden guest,
Some fear will still intrude:
No day so calm but in its breast
The morrow's storm may brood.
And shall care leave with passing years
Its impress on this brow!
And sorrows dim with growing tears
Those eyes so tranquil now
"No, no, sweet child! Come, let us mount
Above the fields of space:
Kind Heaven will cancel the account
Of life's foreshadowed days.
"I pray no selfish grief may view
This day with mournful eyes,
Or with reproachful words pursue
Our way to paradise.
But let your mother lift her brow
To Faith's serenest light;
To one as innocent as thou,
Life's last hour shines most bright."
A subtle radiance from his wings
Upon the child was shed:
The angel, mounting upward, sings:
"Poor mother! thy child is dead."
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
In Memoriam
Child Death
Angel Vision
Heavenly Ascent
Mother Grief
Poem Details
Title
In Memoriam.
Subject
Little Maggie, Youngest Daughter Of John T. Gibbons And Margaret Bolan, Died September 1st, 1878, Aged Three Years And Four Months
Key Lines
"Poor Mother! Thy Child Is Dead."