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Poem
September 18, 1788
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A complimentary poem addressed to Miss S-y O-, praising the beauty and charms of young Sally, comparing her favorably to Venus and springtime, suggesting her allure could have ended the Trojan War.
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Parnassian Spring.
For the GAZETTE.
To Miss S-y O-
RACE not for splendor yonder
1 starry skies ;
Brighter the glories of young Sally's eyes,
Her looks add lustre to meridian day,
Her beauty foils the golden pride of May.
Fragrant as blooming spring, and strong
as light,
She pours full transport on the ravish'd
sight.
More raptures found within her circling
arms
Than beauty's Queen could give with all
her charms.
Three graces only upon her head did
wait,
A thousand in Sally are complete.
If, before Troy, with beauty's Queen en-
gag'd,
In burnish'd steel, while the gor'd battle
rag'd
The goddess had exerted half such charms,
The
wond'ring Greek had dropp'd his
polish'd arms,
The breast divine had then escap'd from
wound,
And he his fate instead of conquest found.
For the GAZETTE.
To Miss S-y O-
RACE not for splendor yonder
1 starry skies ;
Brighter the glories of young Sally's eyes,
Her looks add lustre to meridian day,
Her beauty foils the golden pride of May.
Fragrant as blooming spring, and strong
as light,
She pours full transport on the ravish'd
sight.
More raptures found within her circling
arms
Than beauty's Queen could give with all
her charms.
Three graces only upon her head did
wait,
A thousand in Sally are complete.
If, before Troy, with beauty's Queen en-
gag'd,
In burnish'd steel, while the gor'd battle
rag'd
The goddess had exerted half such charms,
The
wond'ring Greek had dropp'd his
polish'd arms,
The breast divine had then escap'd from
wound,
And he his fate instead of conquest found.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Sally Beauty
Venus Comparison
Trojan War Allusion
Spring Fragrance
Love Tribute
Poem Details
Title
Parnassian Spring.
Subject
To Miss S Y O
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Brighter The Glories Of Young Sally's Eyes,
Her Beauty Foils The Golden Pride Of May.
More Raptures Found Within Her Circling Arms
Than Beauty's Queen Could Give With All Her Charms.