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Literary
May 17, 1828
The Ladies' Garland
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A Laplandish song in verse where the speaker urges a reindeer to travel swiftly over snowy fields and hills to his beloved maiden's abode, expressing deep love, longing, and winter imagery, with the first stanza repeated at the end.
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LAPLANDISH SONG.
Agile reindeer! make thy road
Over field and over hill;
Welcome waits upon thee still
Near my maiden's sweet abode.
There abundant mosses grow
Underneath the bed of snow.
Speedy is the winter day,
And the want' d path is long;
Speed thee softly as my song,
Reindeer! let us haste away.
Here nor herds nor hounds I see,
Here the frost-prowlers be.
Lo! an eagle soars on high--
Would I were that eagle now!
See yon cloud that rides the sky.
Would I were upon its brow.
Watching all the world, and thee,
In thy hours of gaiety.
Love, like thee, my living treasure!
Though it seem so meek and mild,
Like a reindeer strong and wild
Drags me in its sledge at pleasure--
Drags me with as rude a shock
As the cataract o'er a rock.
Maiden! all my thoughts by day
Near thee, o'er thee, round thee light;
Maiden! all my dreams by night--
A thousand thoughts and dreamings--Nay
Nay! I have no thoughts but one--
'Tis the thought of thee alone.
Wouldst thou leave me--wouldst thou fly
Wouldst thou with thy reindeer go
To the deep dells, where the snow
Rears its drifted pillars high,
'Midst the rocks and 'midst the woods,
In their gloomiest solitudes
Agile reindeer! make thy road
Over dale and over hill;
Welcome waits upon thee still;
Near my maiden's sweet abode.
There abundant mosses grow
Underneath the beds of snow.
Agile reindeer! make thy road
Over field and over hill;
Welcome waits upon thee still
Near my maiden's sweet abode.
There abundant mosses grow
Underneath the bed of snow.
Speedy is the winter day,
And the want' d path is long;
Speed thee softly as my song,
Reindeer! let us haste away.
Here nor herds nor hounds I see,
Here the frost-prowlers be.
Lo! an eagle soars on high--
Would I were that eagle now!
See yon cloud that rides the sky.
Would I were upon its brow.
Watching all the world, and thee,
In thy hours of gaiety.
Love, like thee, my living treasure!
Though it seem so meek and mild,
Like a reindeer strong and wild
Drags me in its sledge at pleasure--
Drags me with as rude a shock
As the cataract o'er a rock.
Maiden! all my thoughts by day
Near thee, o'er thee, round thee light;
Maiden! all my dreams by night--
A thousand thoughts and dreamings--Nay
Nay! I have no thoughts but one--
'Tis the thought of thee alone.
Wouldst thou leave me--wouldst thou fly
Wouldst thou with thy reindeer go
To the deep dells, where the snow
Rears its drifted pillars high,
'Midst the rocks and 'midst the woods,
In their gloomiest solitudes
Agile reindeer! make thy road
Over dale and over hill;
Welcome waits upon thee still;
Near my maiden's sweet abode.
There abundant mosses grow
Underneath the beds of snow.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Lapland Song
Reindeer Journey
Love Longing
Winter Landscape
Maiden Abode
Snowy Fields
Literary Details
Title
Laplandish Song.
Key Lines
Agile Reindeer! Make Thy Road
Over Field And Over Hill;
Welcome Waits Upon Thee Still
Near My Maiden's Sweet Abode.
Love, Like Thee, My Living Treasure!
Though It Seem So Meek And Mild,
Like A Reindeer Strong And Wild
Drags Me In Its Sledge At Pleasure
Maiden! All My Thoughts By Day
Near Thee, O'er Thee, Round Thee Light;
Maiden! All My Dreams By Night
'Tis The Thought Of Thee Alone.