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Poem
December 12, 1808
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A lyrical address to a late-blooming primrose in a lonely dell, urging it to leave behind fading spring and adorn the speaker's beloved Emma, who offers comfort amid encroaching summer.
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TO A LATE PRIMROSE.
By Lockhart Muirhead, A. M.
Weep not, modest child of Spring,
Lone, unpitied in the dell,
Snatch the joys the Graces bring,
Bid thy pursed haunts farewell.
Left of kindred, wherefore stay?
Her flowrets paints the vale,
Vernal Zephyrs fade away,
Sultry vapours stain the gale.
Come, my Emma's breast adorn!
Give to her thy blossom rare;
Emma soothes the fair forlorn,
Emma cheers the child of care.
Wanton zephyrs round the tomb,
Catch the smile, and catch the sigh,
Rescued from the grove of gloom,
Happy Primrose, live—and die.
By Lockhart Muirhead, A. M.
Weep not, modest child of Spring,
Lone, unpitied in the dell,
Snatch the joys the Graces bring,
Bid thy pursed haunts farewell.
Left of kindred, wherefore stay?
Her flowrets paints the vale,
Vernal Zephyrs fade away,
Sultry vapours stain the gale.
Come, my Emma's breast adorn!
Give to her thy blossom rare;
Emma soothes the fair forlorn,
Emma cheers the child of care.
Wanton zephyrs round the tomb,
Catch the smile, and catch the sigh,
Rescued from the grove of gloom,
Happy Primrose, live—and die.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Late Primrose
Spring Flower
Emma
Vernal Zephyrs
Nature Ode
What entities or persons were involved?
By Lockhart Muirhead, A. M.
Poem Details
Title
To A Late Primrose.
Author
By Lockhart Muirhead, A. M.
Subject
To A Late Primrose
Key Lines
Weep Not, Modest Child Of Spring,
Lone, Unpitied In The Dell,
Come, My Emma's Breast Adorn!
Happy Primrose, Live—And Die.