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Literary
October 9, 1847
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A poem praising the fertile landscapes, natural beauty, and warm hospitality encountered during a visit to Loudoun County, Virginia, while expressing affection for distant home and loved ones. Signed A. B. from Greenway.
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Full Text
For the National Era.
A SOJOURN IN VIRGINIA.
On fruitful Virginia's flourishing fields,
Here Nature her treasures unsparingly yields;
Her valleys are fertile, her scenery grand,
And flowing with honey and milk is her land.
Her grapes, gushing sweetness, empurple the vine,
In gardens where woodbines with roses entwine;
Here kind Hospitality smiles at the door,
Inviting the stranger to taste of her store.
Here friends lately met me with kindness and love,
And vie with each other their kindness to prove;
All these are delightful and pleasing to me,
And all have I witness'd, fair Loudoun, in thee.
Nor deem me ungrateful, although I declare
The friends I love dearest are dwelling afar;
"'Tis home where the heart is"-my home is not here,
And loved ones are waiting to welcome me there.
GREENWAY, LOUDOUN CO., VA.
A. B.
A SOJOURN IN VIRGINIA.
On fruitful Virginia's flourishing fields,
Here Nature her treasures unsparingly yields;
Her valleys are fertile, her scenery grand,
And flowing with honey and milk is her land.
Her grapes, gushing sweetness, empurple the vine,
In gardens where woodbines with roses entwine;
Here kind Hospitality smiles at the door,
Inviting the stranger to taste of her store.
Here friends lately met me with kindness and love,
And vie with each other their kindness to prove;
All these are delightful and pleasing to me,
And all have I witness'd, fair Loudoun, in thee.
Nor deem me ungrateful, although I declare
The friends I love dearest are dwelling afar;
"'Tis home where the heart is"-my home is not here,
And loved ones are waiting to welcome me there.
GREENWAY, LOUDOUN CO., VA.
A. B.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Agriculture Rural
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Virginia Sojourn
Loudoun County
Nature Beauty
Hospitality
Homesickness
What entities or persons were involved?
A. B.
Literary Details
Title
A Sojourn In Virginia.
Author
A. B.
Key Lines
On Fruitful Virginia's Flourishing Fields,
Here Nature Her Treasures Unsparingly Yields;
Her Valleys Are Fertile, Her Scenery Grand,
And Flowing With Honey And Milk Is Her Land.
'Tis Home Where The Heart Is" My Home Is Not Here,