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Literary
January 21, 1799
The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A poem reflecting on the calm of midnight disrupted by busy thoughts, portraying life's deceptions through passions and strife as a mere dream, and praising sleep as the restorer of health and queen of peace where daily troubles end.
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POETRY.
MIDNIGHT THOUGHTS.
When all around is calm and still,
But hush! the busy thoughts on
Jun Eano
Noo thattet arirsaunm th cy
And directly aas ape toet siogt
The lovet. free from b pes ond 6. 1s,
In citacy impa to the (hus ;
The mymph undone lates hct tet,
, tul nog idana n d b
Deception all: "Ti thus through lie
ur paioes grofp at cach ext.cme
F.cainre andpain's cnternal strife
Convinces h.e is all a dream.
Yet hail kind feep. in poppics dreft,
Heaith's jwect-f fifler, quen ofpeace
In thce ditract on tinko to reft.
In thce oar daily troubies ceafe
MIDNIGHT THOUGHTS.
When all around is calm and still,
But hush! the busy thoughts on
Jun Eano
Noo thattet arirsaunm th cy
And directly aas ape toet siogt
The lovet. free from b pes ond 6. 1s,
In citacy impa to the (hus ;
The mymph undone lates hct tet,
, tul nog idana n d b
Deception all: "Ti thus through lie
ur paioes grofp at cach ext.cme
F.cainre andpain's cnternal strife
Convinces h.e is all a dream.
Yet hail kind feep. in poppics dreft,
Heaith's jwect-f fifler, quen ofpeace
In thce ditract on tinko to reft.
In thce oar daily troubies ceafe
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Midnight Thoughts
Busy Thoughts
Life Deception
Passions Strife
Sleep Peace
Daily Troubles
Literary Details
Title
Midnight Thoughts
Key Lines
Deception All: "Ti Thus Through Lie
Ur Paioes Grofp At Cach Ext.Cme
F.Cainre Andpain's Cnternal Strife
Convinces H.E Is All A Dream.
Yet Hail Kind Feep. In Poppics Dreft,