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Poem
March 11, 1843
The Port Gibson Correspondent
Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem celebrating the joys of home and love at one's own fireside, contrasting it with ambition and life's troubles, emphasizing domestic happiness and woman's smile as the ultimate prize.
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OUR OWN, OUR OWN FIRESIDE.
Our own fireside! our own fireside!
With love and friendship crowned;
From music’s spell there never fell
So magical a sound.
It charms the soul in joy or pain,
Let weal or woe betide,
Oh! there’s balm in that bewitching strain,
Our own, our own fireside!
When tossed upon life’s troubled wave,
Or lured by fortune’s smile;
With death in battle strife we brave,
The prize is woman’s smile.
Where’er our thoughts may seem to rove,
With her they all abide;
The hope, the home of life is love—
Our own, our own fireside!
In vain, in vain, ambition blind
May haunt the splendid dome,
The heart to happiness inclined
Seeks nature’s palace home:
’Tis there earth’s purest joy we prove,
Found nowhere else allied,
Oh! sing once more that strain, sweet love,
Our own, our own fireside!
Our own fireside! our own fireside!
With love and friendship crowned;
From music’s spell there never fell
So magical a sound.
It charms the soul in joy or pain,
Let weal or woe betide,
Oh! there’s balm in that bewitching strain,
Our own, our own fireside!
When tossed upon life’s troubled wave,
Or lured by fortune’s smile;
With death in battle strife we brave,
The prize is woman’s smile.
Where’er our thoughts may seem to rove,
With her they all abide;
The hope, the home of life is love—
Our own, our own fireside!
In vain, in vain, ambition blind
May haunt the splendid dome,
The heart to happiness inclined
Seeks nature’s palace home:
’Tis there earth’s purest joy we prove,
Found nowhere else allied,
Oh! sing once more that strain, sweet love,
Our own, our own fireside!
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Fireside
Home
Love
Ambition
Domestic Joy
Woman's Smile
Poem Details
Title
Our Own, Our Own Fireside.
Key Lines
Our Own Fireside! Our Own Fireside!
With Love And Friendship Crowned;
The Prize Is Woman’s Smile.
The Hope, The Home Of Life Is Love—
Oh! Sing Once More That Strain, Sweet Love,