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Poem
January 24, 1822
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Elegy lamenting the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Tappan in Newburyport on January 13, 1822, praising her generosity and sympathy, noting her burial in foreign soil away from family, and expressing hope for an afterlife reunion.
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For the Gazette.
LINES ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH TAPPAN, AT NEWBURYPORT, JAN. 13, 1822.
No more that generous heart shall beat,
Responsively to friendship's call—
No more that beaming eye shall greet
Thy Belgian kin in native hall!
That heart is cold in foreign clay
That felt so warmly other's woes;
That liquid eye that beam'd with day,
Now slumbers in a long repose.
Cold is that liberal active hand
That ever op'd to succour need...
It moulders now in stranger's land——
A stranger's eye thy tomb shall read.
Thy gen'rous sympathies no more
Shall bathe with tears the stranger's urn—
A parent's gaze from distant shore,
No more shall welcome thy return!
No brother's voice shall meet thine ear,
No sister's arm with fond caress
Shall cling around that form so dear,
Or gladd'ning friends around thee press.
But there's a hope beyond the grave—
A realm where death shall never come...
Where tears shall cease and mercy save—
And souls like thine shall find a home.
For the Gazette.
LINES ON THE DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH TAPPAN, AT NEWBURYPORT, JAN. 13, 1822.
No more that generous heart shall beat,
Responsively to friendship's call—
No more that beaming eye shall greet
Thy Belgian kin in native hall!
That heart is cold in foreign clay
That felt so warmly other's woes;
That liquid eye that beam'd with day,
Now slumbers in a long repose.
Cold is that liberal active hand
That ever op'd to succour need...
It moulders now in stranger's land——
A stranger's eye thy tomb shall read.
Thy gen'rous sympathies no more
Shall bathe with tears the stranger's urn—
A parent's gaze from distant shore,
No more shall welcome thy return!
No brother's voice shall meet thine ear,
No sister's arm with fond caress
Shall cling around that form so dear,
Or gladd'ning friends around thee press.
But there's a hope beyond the grave—
A realm where death shall never come...
Where tears shall cease and mercy save—
And souls like thine shall find a home.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Elegy
Death
Elizabeth Tappan
Newburyport
1822
Belgian Kin
Afterlife
What entities or persons were involved?
For The Gazette.
Poem Details
Title
Lines On The Death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Tappan, At Newburyport, Jan. 13, 1822.
Author
For The Gazette.
Subject
Death Of Mrs. Elizabeth Tappan At Newburyport, Jan. 13, 1822
Key Lines
No More That Generous Heart Shall Beat,
Responsively To Friendship's Call—
No More That Beaming Eye Shall Greet
Thy Belgian Kin In Native Hall!
But There's A Hope Beyond The Grave—
A Realm Where Death Shall Never Come...
Where Tears Shall Cease And Mercy Save—
And Souls Like Thine Shall Find A Home.