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Poem
April 24, 1810
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem depicting a sunset over yellow groves, mountains, and grazing flocks, evoking wonder at nature's beauty and the contentment of rural life away from wealth and envy.
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MISCELLANEOUS REPOSITORY
ORIGINAL
THE SETTING SUN,
Yellow groves their heads arising
Tinged by the setting sun,
Mountains—humble vales despising.
Where our footsteps never run.
Num'rous flocks and herds are grazing
On the less aspiring hills,
While I'm fixt with wonder gazing,
With the charms of nature fill'd!
See the last departing tinges,
On that sublime grove of oak;
Now the gentle zephyr changes;
See the gath'ring clouds of smoke.
From the countless dwellings round you,
Far as mortal sight can pry;
Where the bounded blue surrounds you,
Where the mountains touch the sky!
There imagination wanders
To survey the cheerful fire;
On the blooming air it ponders,
There it views the aged sire.
Wealth and grandeur, there excluded.
Leaves contentment in its place,
Envious passions, there precluded,
Clouds no more the charming face.
ORIGINAL
THE SETTING SUN,
Yellow groves their heads arising
Tinged by the setting sun,
Mountains—humble vales despising.
Where our footsteps never run.
Num'rous flocks and herds are grazing
On the less aspiring hills,
While I'm fixt with wonder gazing,
With the charms of nature fill'd!
See the last departing tinges,
On that sublime grove of oak;
Now the gentle zephyr changes;
See the gath'ring clouds of smoke.
From the countless dwellings round you,
Far as mortal sight can pry;
Where the bounded blue surrounds you,
Where the mountains touch the sky!
There imagination wanders
To survey the cheerful fire;
On the blooming air it ponders,
There it views the aged sire.
Wealth and grandeur, there excluded.
Leaves contentment in its place,
Envious passions, there precluded,
Clouds no more the charming face.
What sub-type of article is it?
Pastoral
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Setting Sun
Nature Charms
Rural Contentment
Pastoral Landscape
Sunset Description
Poem Details
Title
The Setting Sun
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Yellow Groves Their Heads Arising
Tinged By The Setting Sun,
Mountains—Humble Vales Despising.
Where Our Footsteps Never Run.
While I'm Fixt With Wonder Gazing,
With The Charms Of Nature Fill'd!
Wealth And Grandeur, There Excluded.
Leaves Contentment In Its Place,
Envious Passions, There Precluded,
Clouds No More The Charming Face.