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Poem
January 6, 1795
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A witty poem answering 'What is love?' as a mix of joy and vexation, prone to jealousy and sudden changes, advising quick marriage to a civil maid to avoid romantic troubles.
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OCR Quality
96%
Excellent
Full Text
On being asked—What is love?
Half joy, half vexation,
Seldom known to keep one station,
This moment happy, the next is sour,
Sixty changes in an hour.
If at a ball or play, by chance,
Child throws a side-long glance,
What jealous tortures seize the breast.
How many fears the mind infest?
And when its bliss is most complete,
The smallest cause will it defeat.
Flora, gay, drest out in lace,
Will say fine things before your face;
This to fire is adding fuel,
Mayhap may cause a bloodless duel.
Then to prevent this general evil,
When you meet a maid that's civil,
With idle romance do not tarry,
But call the Priest, and quickly marry.
H.
Half joy, half vexation,
Seldom known to keep one station,
This moment happy, the next is sour,
Sixty changes in an hour.
If at a ball or play, by chance,
Child throws a side-long glance,
What jealous tortures seize the breast.
How many fears the mind infest?
And when its bliss is most complete,
The smallest cause will it defeat.
Flora, gay, drest out in lace,
Will say fine things before your face;
This to fire is adding fuel,
Mayhap may cause a bloodless duel.
Then to prevent this general evil,
When you meet a maid that's civil,
With idle romance do not tarry,
But call the Priest, and quickly marry.
H.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Marriage Celebration
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Love
Vexation
Jealousy
Marriage
Advice
Romance
What entities or persons were involved?
H.
Poem Details
Title
On Being Asked—What Is Love?
Author
H.
Subject
Being Asked What Is Love
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Half Joy, Half Vexation,
Sixty Changes In An Hour.
What Jealous Tortures Seize The Breast.
Then To Prevent This General Evil,
But Call The Priest, And Quickly Marry.