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Poem
April 26, 1865
The West Virginia Journal
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Elegy mourning the death of a revered national hero, whose loss brings gloom to the nation, while his soul ascends to heaven; urges patriots to draw strength from him and advance the cause for which he died, planting the starry flag.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
LO! ANOTHER WOE COMETH,
A day of glory in an hour of doom—
Auroral splendor in black night expires:
A nation's gladness has gone out in gloom:
To beaming eyes th' unbidden teardrop
starts—
In desolate highways and in grieving hearts,
Lie the dead ashes of their festal fires.
Laud not the man whose deeds shall ever
praise him:
Mourn not for him, but for our shuddering
land:
Earth to no higher pinnacle could raise him—
So while slow-beating hearts his death-
kneel toll,
Rejoicing saints install th' enfranchised soul
In a still higher seat, at God's right hand.
And yet, from him each patriot heart shall
borrow
The strength so calm, tho gentleness so
brave—
Rise irresistible from wrathful sorrow—
Bear on the noble cause for which he fell
And plant the starry flag he loved so well
On every spot where he would bid it wave.
EMILY J. ASHFORD.
A day of glory in an hour of doom—
Auroral splendor in black night expires:
A nation's gladness has gone out in gloom:
To beaming eyes th' unbidden teardrop
starts—
In desolate highways and in grieving hearts,
Lie the dead ashes of their festal fires.
Laud not the man whose deeds shall ever
praise him:
Mourn not for him, but for our shuddering
land:
Earth to no higher pinnacle could raise him—
So while slow-beating hearts his death-
kneel toll,
Rejoicing saints install th' enfranchised soul
In a still higher seat, at God's right hand.
And yet, from him each patriot heart shall
borrow
The strength so calm, tho gentleness so
brave—
Rise irresistible from wrathful sorrow—
Bear on the noble cause for which he fell
And plant the starry flag he loved so well
On every spot where he would bid it wave.
EMILY J. ASHFORD.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
National Mourning
Hero Death
Patriot Cause
Starry Flag
Elegy Hero
What entities or persons were involved?
Emily J. Ashford.
Poem Details
Author
Emily J. Ashford.
Subject
Mourning A National Hero's Death
Key Lines
A Nation's Gladness Has Gone Out In Gloom:
Mourn Not For Him, But For Our Shuddering Land:
Bear On The Noble Cause For Which He Fell
And Plant The Starry Flag He Loved So Well