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Poem
September 21, 1866
Orleans Independent Standard
Irasburg, Barton, Orleans County, Vermont
What is this article about?
A sentimental poem celebrating children as merciful gifts from heaven, countering life's sorrows with their innocence and love, and crowning the joys of wedlock.
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The Children.
The little children were in mercy sent;
The winning beauty of their happy smiles
Is Sorrow's antidote: their artless wiles
Lure gladness from the wrinkled brow of Care
The ills of life were more than we could bear.
Had not kind Heaven the little children lent.
Fair as the angels and as innocent;
They are a fount of love that faileth never-
Oil on the waters of Life's discontent-
Links in Love's chain that bind fond hearts
forever;
The blessed crown of holy wedlock's joys-
An unpolluted spring that never cloys.
Happy that hearth and home kind Fortune
blesses
With the rich treasures of their sweet caresses.
John Arkham.
The little children were in mercy sent;
The winning beauty of their happy smiles
Is Sorrow's antidote: their artless wiles
Lure gladness from the wrinkled brow of Care
The ills of life were more than we could bear.
Had not kind Heaven the little children lent.
Fair as the angels and as innocent;
They are a fount of love that faileth never-
Oil on the waters of Life's discontent-
Links in Love's chain that bind fond hearts
forever;
The blessed crown of holy wedlock's joys-
An unpolluted spring that never cloys.
Happy that hearth and home kind Fortune
blesses
With the rich treasures of their sweet caresses.
John Arkham.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Marriage Celebration
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Children Blessings
Heavenly Gifts
Marital Joys
Innocence Love
Family Hearth
What entities or persons were involved?
John Arkham.
Poem Details
Title
The Children.
Author
John Arkham.
Key Lines
The Little Children Were In Mercy Sent;
Fair As The Angels And As Innocent;
The Blessed Crown Of Holy Wedlock's Joys
Happy That Hearth And Home Kind Fortune
Blesses
With The Rich Treasures Of Their Sweet Caresses.