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Literary
January 5, 1802
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Account of Dr. Timothy Dodd, a physician from Rutland, Vermont, who after a horse accident in which he broke his leg and dislocated his ankle, self-treated his wounds and wrote an 'Ejaculatory Sonnet' expressing faith in God amid suffering.
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Mr. Oldschool,
About twelve months since, Dr. TIMOTHY DODD, an eminent physician of Rutland, in Vermont, riding at full speed to visit a patient dangerously sick, was thrown from his horse, broke his leg and wrenched the foot so as to dislocate it at the ankle. In this deplorable situation the Dr. remained near two hours, before any assistance came. In the mean while he crawled to a rock by the side of a run of water, in which he laved the wounds, and cleansed them from the clotted blood and the fragments of his stocking which had been impelled into them: and taking his instruments from his pocket, with astonishing fortitude proceeded to take up a principal blood vessel—and when found by his friends, was discovered with a pencil in his hand, with which he had just concluded writing the following lines. Much has been vaunted of the firmness of the ancient stoics, but he, who can enter into the dreadful agonies of the doctor's distress, must confess, that the serene fortitude and true magnanimity of the Christian, by far excel the boasted insensibility of the stoic.
Thy judgments, God are holy, right.
Ejaculatory Sonnet.
Though evils press, and tho' we sink to dust;
Though darkness shroud thy throne, and cloud thy face,
I cleave to thee and hope thy pard'ning grace.
Firm is thy truth, thy promise ever sure,
And Jesus' blood my safety will procure;
Thy mercy beams with full resplendent ray,
And opes the portals of eternal day.
Before thy throne I bow beneath thy rod,
And own the arm and angry frown of God;
Thy hand I feel nor dare thy dreadful power,
Support me, God, in this tremendous hour.
Whate'er my doom, whate'er my state may be,
O grant me still to put my trust in thee.
Mr. Oldschool,
About twelve months since, Dr. TIMOTHY DODD, an eminent physician of Rutland, in Vermont, riding at full speed to visit a patient dangerously sick, was thrown from his horse, broke his leg and wrenched the foot so as to dislocate it at the ankle. In this deplorable situation the Dr. remained near two hours, before any assistance came. In the mean while he crawled to a rock by the side of a run of water, in which he laved the wounds, and cleansed them from the clotted blood and the fragments of his stocking which had been impelled into them: and taking his instruments from his pocket, with astonishing fortitude proceeded to take up a principal blood vessel—and when found by his friends, was discovered with a pencil in his hand, with which he had just concluded writing the following lines. Much has been vaunted of the firmness of the ancient stoics, but he, who can enter into the dreadful agonies of the doctor's distress, must confess, that the serene fortitude and true magnanimity of the Christian, by far excel the boasted insensibility of the stoic.
Thy judgments, God are holy, right.
Ejaculatory Sonnet.
Though evils press, and tho' we sink to dust;
Though darkness shroud thy throne, and cloud thy face,
I cleave to thee and hope thy pard'ning grace.
Firm is thy truth, thy promise ever sure,
And Jesus' blood my safety will procure;
Thy mercy beams with full resplendent ray,
And opes the portals of eternal day.
Before thy throne I bow beneath thy rod,
And own the arm and angry frown of God;
Thy hand I feel nor dare thy dreadful power,
Support me, God, in this tremendous hour.
Whate'er my doom, whate'er my state may be,
O grant me still to put my trust in thee.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Ejaculatory Sonnet
Faith In God
Physician Accident
Christian Fortitude
Stoic Comparison
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. Timothy Dodd
Literary Details
Title
Ejaculatory Sonnet
Author
Dr. Timothy Dodd
Subject
Written In Distress After A Riding Accident
Form / Style
Sonnet Expressing Faith In God
Key Lines
Though Evils Press, And Tho' We Sink To Dust;
I Cleave To Thee And Hope Thy Pard'ning Grace.
Support Me, God, In This Tremendous Hour.
O Grant Me Still To Put My Trust In Thee.