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Poem
April 16, 1802
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem depicting the sun's majestic journey across the sky, from morning to its reluctant, sublime descent into night, casting lingering rays.
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SACRED TO THE MUSES.
"From the Lady's Monitor."
SUN SET.
As down the tracks of lucid day,
The glowing Sun pursues his way;
And pours a variant flood of light,
From yellow morn, to dusky night.
Rapid he wheels the golden car,
Which mid day splendors darted far.
From eastern worlds to western clime.
And sinks in majesty sublime.
Behold him cast the side-long ray,
That backward rolls the tide of day;
And lights the east with purer rays,
Than opening morn's descending blaze.
Down the tall mound retreating slow.
Loth, very loth, he seems to go;
Nor eye can mark the lessening fire,
That quite reluctant quits the sky.
Next from some window's shining pane,
He slides towards the humbler plain ;
And still retreating, steals away;
Nor leaves on earth, a spark of day.
"From the Lady's Monitor."
SUN SET.
As down the tracks of lucid day,
The glowing Sun pursues his way;
And pours a variant flood of light,
From yellow morn, to dusky night.
Rapid he wheels the golden car,
Which mid day splendors darted far.
From eastern worlds to western clime.
And sinks in majesty sublime.
Behold him cast the side-long ray,
That backward rolls the tide of day;
And lights the east with purer rays,
Than opening morn's descending blaze.
Down the tall mound retreating slow.
Loth, very loth, he seems to go;
Nor eye can mark the lessening fire,
That quite reluctant quits the sky.
Next from some window's shining pane,
He slides towards the humbler plain ;
And still retreating, steals away;
Nor leaves on earth, a spark of day.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Sunset
Sun Descent
Day To Night
Sublime Nature
Golden Car
Poem Details
Title
Sun Set.
Subject
Sunset
Key Lines
As Down The Tracks Of Lucid Day,
The Glowing Sun Pursues His Way;
And Pours A Variant Flood Of Light,
From Yellow Morn, To Dusky Night.
And Sinks In Majesty Sublime.
Nor Leaves On Earth, A Spark Of Day.