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Poem
October 1, 1798
The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
The poem 'Revolutions' personifies Anarchy as unmoved by slaughter and responsible for unleashing horrors in civilized France (Gallia), contrasting it with uncivilized climes and describing the resulting bloodshed.
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POETRY.
The early check which the progress of Freedom suffered from the turbulence of anarchy, is thus energetically described in a Poem entitled "REVOLUTIONS."
WHAT epithets fail justly mark thy deeds,
What sounds articulate thy horrid yell,
Indurate Anarchy! 'tis thine to see,
Unmov'd the slaughter of surrounding friends,
And bathe thy sinews in their fluid stream.
The dismal moanings of acute pain
To thee are gentle euphonics; and groans
That issue dreadful from the embattled plain,
Hoarse with the thunder of the cannon's throat,
Compose the chorus of thy grisly band.
In climes unciviliz'd, where passion foams
By judgment unrestrain'd, thou might'st exhaust
Without surprise thy maledictive rage:
But why for polish'd days such crimes reserve?
Why ope in Gallia thy pandoraian box?
'Tis done—And from the caverns of Despair,
Where cold Malignity, in fetters bound,
Sat brooding schemes of inexperienc'd woe,
Rose the fell ministers of human blood;
And perpetrate in day's meridian beams
Acts that might blacken midnight's deepest shade.
The early check which the progress of Freedom suffered from the turbulence of anarchy, is thus energetically described in a Poem entitled "REVOLUTIONS."
WHAT epithets fail justly mark thy deeds,
What sounds articulate thy horrid yell,
Indurate Anarchy! 'tis thine to see,
Unmov'd the slaughter of surrounding friends,
And bathe thy sinews in their fluid stream.
The dismal moanings of acute pain
To thee are gentle euphonics; and groans
That issue dreadful from the embattled plain,
Hoarse with the thunder of the cannon's throat,
Compose the chorus of thy grisly band.
In climes unciviliz'd, where passion foams
By judgment unrestrain'd, thou might'st exhaust
Without surprise thy maledictive rage:
But why for polish'd days such crimes reserve?
Why ope in Gallia thy pandoraian box?
'Tis done—And from the caverns of Despair,
Where cold Malignity, in fetters bound,
Sat brooding schemes of inexperienc'd woe,
Rose the fell ministers of human blood;
And perpetrate in day's meridian beams
Acts that might blacken midnight's deepest shade.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Political
War Military
Liberty Independence
What keywords are associated?
Anarchy
French Revolution
Freedom
Slaughter
Gallia
Poem Details
Title
Revolutions.
Subject
Anarchy Hindering Freedom's Progress In France
Key Lines
Indurate Anarchy! 'Tis Thine To See,
Unmov'd The Slaughter Of Surrounding Friends,
Why Ope In Gallia Thy Pandoraian Box?
'Tis Done—And From The Caverns Of Despair,