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Poem
August 5, 1793
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A sonnet in which the speaker, Mira, laments the impending departure of her beloved, expressing deep sorrow, fear, and longing for their return, attributed to E. Benedict.
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MUSE'S.
SONNET.
* MELISSA's RETIREMENT.
Ah me! why heaves my breast with frequent sighs?
What chills my heart with such unusual fear?
Why steals the tear, unbidden, from my eyes?
Why sink my wearied spirits in despair?
The fatal cause, alas! I know too well!
Far from my arms you, cruel! mean to go,
Hence, hence invading sorrows, flow:
But, can I live to hear you say, "farewell!"
Yes, I shall live, to grief a wretched prey
For, when your presence cheers the calm retreat
My moans the widow'd dove will oft repeat,
And ev'ry gale will sighs of mine convey
Then go!—But think of Mira, sad—forlorn
She sighs, and sickens for your dear return!
E. BENEDICT
SONNET.
* MELISSA's RETIREMENT.
Ah me! why heaves my breast with frequent sighs?
What chills my heart with such unusual fear?
Why steals the tear, unbidden, from my eyes?
Why sink my wearied spirits in despair?
The fatal cause, alas! I know too well!
Far from my arms you, cruel! mean to go,
Hence, hence invading sorrows, flow:
But, can I live to hear you say, "farewell!"
Yes, I shall live, to grief a wretched prey
For, when your presence cheers the calm retreat
My moans the widow'd dove will oft repeat,
And ev'ry gale will sighs of mine convey
Then go!—But think of Mira, sad—forlorn
She sighs, and sickens for your dear return!
E. BENEDICT
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Melissa Retirement
Love Separation
Mira Lament
Farewell Sighs
Romantic Despair
What entities or persons were involved?
E. Benedict
Poem Details
Title
Melissa's Retirement.
Author
E. Benedict
Subject
Melissa's Retirement
Key Lines
Ah Me! Why Heaves My Breast With Frequent Sighs?
What Chills My Heart With Such Unusual Fear?
Then Go!—But Think Of Mira, Sad—Forlorn
She Sighs, And Sickens For Your Dear Return!