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Poem
September 8, 1788
The Daily Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Poem by Rev. Peter Pindar consoling a sorrowful beautiful maiden over her unfaithful lover, urging her not to grieve for one whose heart will never know true love.
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TO THE UNFORTUNATE BEAUTY.
By the Rev. Peter Pindar.
SAY, lovely Maid, with downcast eye,
And cheek with silent sorrow pale;
What gives thy heart the lengthen'd sigh,
That heaving tells a mournful tale?
Thy tears, which thus each other chase,
Disclose a breast that's helm'd with woe;
Thy sighs: a storm that wrecks my peace,
Which souls like thine should never know.
Oh! tell me, distinction's favour'd youth,
The often blest, thy beauty's slight?
And leave those thrones of love and truth,
That lip and bosom of delight?
What though to other nymphs he flies,
And feigns the soft impassioned tear;
Breathes all the eloquence of sighs,
That treacherous tongue thy artless ear
Let not those nymphs thy anguish move.
For whom his heart may seem to pine—
That heart shall ne'er be blest by Love,
Whose guilt can force a pang from thine.
By the Rev. Peter Pindar.
SAY, lovely Maid, with downcast eye,
And cheek with silent sorrow pale;
What gives thy heart the lengthen'd sigh,
That heaving tells a mournful tale?
Thy tears, which thus each other chase,
Disclose a breast that's helm'd with woe;
Thy sighs: a storm that wrecks my peace,
Which souls like thine should never know.
Oh! tell me, distinction's favour'd youth,
The often blest, thy beauty's slight?
And leave those thrones of love and truth,
That lip and bosom of delight?
What though to other nymphs he flies,
And feigns the soft impassioned tear;
Breathes all the eloquence of sighs,
That treacherous tongue thy artless ear
Let not those nymphs thy anguish move.
For whom his heart may seem to pine—
That heart shall ne'er be blest by Love,
Whose guilt can force a pang from thine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Unfortunate Beauty
Peter Pindar
Lost Love
Heartbreak
Consolation
Unfaithful Lover
What entities or persons were involved?
By The Rev. Peter Pindar.
Poem Details
Title
To The Unfortunate Beauty.
Author
By The Rev. Peter Pindar.
Subject
Consolation To An Unfortunate Beauty On Lost Love
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Say, Lovely Maid, With Downcast Eye,
And Cheek With Silent Sorrow Pale;
That Heart Shall Ne'er Be Blest By Love,
Whose Guilt Can Force A Pang From Thine.