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Poem
July 5, 1808
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A speaker walks with a companion and encounters a glittering insect in their path. The speaker steps aside instinctively, but the companion gently moves it to safety. The speaker admires her philanthropy, though she claims it was mere curiosity. Dated Portsmouth, June 27, 1808.
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OCR Quality
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ONE evening, as with **-** walking
My thoughts engag'd, my mind serene,
Full in the path an insect glitt'ring,
Chang'd a while the mental scene.--
Perhaps benevolence, slightly moving.
Or, (not to trace the cause in pride,)
Something like instinct interposing,
Unconscious, turn'd my feet aside.--
Not so my fair companion stopp'd,
But gently drew her arm from mine,
And turning, (while I fondly look'd,)
She mov'd the insect to the green.--
Pleas'd I beheld, as in the deed
Philanthropy so clearly shone;
Yet more, when gracefully the aid
'Twas curiosity alone.--
Portsmouth, June 27, 1808.
My thoughts engag'd, my mind serene,
Full in the path an insect glitt'ring,
Chang'd a while the mental scene.--
Perhaps benevolence, slightly moving.
Or, (not to trace the cause in pride,)
Something like instinct interposing,
Unconscious, turn'd my feet aside.--
Not so my fair companion stopp'd,
But gently drew her arm from mine,
And turning, (while I fondly look'd,)
She mov'd the insect to the green.--
Pleas'd I beheld, as in the deed
Philanthropy so clearly shone;
Yet more, when gracefully the aid
'Twas curiosity alone.--
Portsmouth, June 27, 1808.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Insect Rescue
Benevolence
Philanthropy
Curiosity
Fair Companion
Portsmouth 1808
Poem Details
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Full In The Path An Insect Glitt'ring,
Chang'd A While The Mental Scene.
She Mov'd The Insect To The Green.
'Twas Curiosity Alone.