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Poem
February 25, 1809
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Satirical poem by Peter Pindar decrying human pride, using humorous comparisons to animals like hogs and monkeys to highlight folly and equality in creation.
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PRIDE. By Peter Pindar.
Be deaf, O man, to the insinuation of pride. It is the poisonous weed of the heart that suffers not a flower of beauty or fragrance to bloom near it.
Boast not of the antiquity of thy line ; for to thy mortification, be it known, that the family of the Hogs was created before thee.
WHAT can the wisest boast? Alas, how little!
Then PRIDE, be sparing of the saucy spittle:
Nay, sto not squirt it in the humblest face-:
The Wheel of FORTUNE is forever turning :
JOY's birth-day suit may soon be changed to mourning
NIMRODS become the victims of the chase.
Yes, PRIDE, I hate thee-canker of our nature !
Why look contemptuously on a fellow creature,
Because it is a monkey or a pig ?
They too have qualities, or I'm mistaken :
What man excels a hog in making bacon ?
What mortals, like a monkey, dance a jig ?
What man from bough to bough like JACKO springs,
Ingenious rogue! who twists his tail, and springs !
Dare we despise, because they cannot preach,
Four-footed, ungifted with the powers of speech!
That were a joke indeed to make a song :
Ah me ! what numbers of the human race
Most fortunately had escaped disgrace,
Had HEAV'N forgot to give their mouths a tongue !
In vain I preach--PRIDE laughs at all I say,
Resolv'd, the fool, to keep her distant way !
Be deaf, O man, to the insinuation of pride. It is the poisonous weed of the heart that suffers not a flower of beauty or fragrance to bloom near it.
Boast not of the antiquity of thy line ; for to thy mortification, be it known, that the family of the Hogs was created before thee.
WHAT can the wisest boast? Alas, how little!
Then PRIDE, be sparing of the saucy spittle:
Nay, sto not squirt it in the humblest face-:
The Wheel of FORTUNE is forever turning :
JOY's birth-day suit may soon be changed to mourning
NIMRODS become the victims of the chase.
Yes, PRIDE, I hate thee-canker of our nature !
Why look contemptuously on a fellow creature,
Because it is a monkey or a pig ?
They too have qualities, or I'm mistaken :
What man excels a hog in making bacon ?
What mortals, like a monkey, dance a jig ?
What man from bough to bough like JACKO springs,
Ingenious rogue! who twists his tail, and springs !
Dare we despise, because they cannot preach,
Four-footed, ungifted with the powers of speech!
That were a joke indeed to make a song :
Ah me ! what numbers of the human race
Most fortunately had escaped disgrace,
Had HEAV'N forgot to give their mouths a tongue !
In vain I preach--PRIDE laughs at all I say,
Resolv'd, the fool, to keep her distant way !
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Pride
Satire
Peter Pindar
Human Folly
Animals
Moral Lesson
Contempt
What entities or persons were involved?
By Peter Pindar.
Poem Details
Title
Pride
Author
By Peter Pindar.
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Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
What Can The Wisest Boast? Alas, How Little!
Yes, Pride, I Hate Thee Canker Of Our Nature !
What Man Excels A Hog In Making Bacon ?
What Mortals, Like A Monkey, Dance A Jig ?
In Vain I Preach Pride Laughs At All I Say,