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Poem
January 2, 1833
The Arkansas Advocate
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
A lyrical song evoking nostalgia in the quiet night, recalling the smiles and tears of boyhood, words of love, shining eyes now dim, cheerful hearts broken, and friends fallen like autumn leaves, leaving the speaker alone in a deserted banquet hall.
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THE SONG
On the stilly night,
When slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
The smiles, the tears
Of boyhood's years,
The words of love then spoken,
The eyes that shone,
Now dim and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
When I remember all
The friends so linked together
I've seen around me fall,
Like leaves in wintry weather;
I feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled, whose garlands dead,
And all but he departed.
Thus in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
On the stilly night,
When slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
The smiles, the tears
Of boyhood's years,
The words of love then spoken,
The eyes that shone,
Now dim and gone,
The cheerful hearts now broken!
Thus in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
When I remember all
The friends so linked together
I've seen around me fall,
Like leaves in wintry weather;
I feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose lights are fled, whose garlands dead,
And all but he departed.
Thus in the stilly night,
Ere slumber's chain has bound me,
Fond memory brings the light
Of other days around me.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Stilly Night
Fond Memory
Boyhood Years
Lost Friends
Wintry Weather
Banquet Hall Deserted
Poem Details
Title
The Song
Key Lines
Fond Memory Brings The Light
Of Other Days Around Me.
I've Seen Around Me Fall,
Like Leaves In Wintry Weather;
I Feel Like One Who Treads Alone
Some Banquet Hall Deserted,
Whose Lights Are Fled, Whose Garlands Dead,
And All But He Departed.