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Poem
October 18, 1770
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
An elegy mourning the death of Laura, invoking earth, morning, evening, fancy, sorrow, love, muses, and remembrance to weep and pay tribute at her grave.
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POET'S CORNER.
On LAURA's grave.
BENEATH yon flowery turf the fairest head,
E'er slept on earth's cold bosom, lies asleep.
O earth! enwrap her soft, and o'er her dust
Let every Grace and every Virtue weep.
The Morn, as o'er the misty plain she treads,
Shall sprinkle on the sod her pearly tears,
And o'er her grave shall Eve delight to muse,
While airy dirges soothe her listening ears.
Oft the blue nightly taper's studious flame
Shall weeping Fancy leave, and through the gloom
Steal, sad visitant, to pour her plaints,
And bend her pensive head o'er Laura's tomb.
Here shall the eye, the same due rites to pay,
With silent pace, in sable weeds array'd,
Eye-streaming Sorrow, and deep-sighing Love,
With trailing torch, advance along the shade.
The Muses come, and scatter wreaths around,
Weav'd by the fingers of the infant year;
Remembrance comes, and hence departing loth,
Oft turns the wishful look, and drops a tear.
On LAURA's grave.
BENEATH yon flowery turf the fairest head,
E'er slept on earth's cold bosom, lies asleep.
O earth! enwrap her soft, and o'er her dust
Let every Grace and every Virtue weep.
The Morn, as o'er the misty plain she treads,
Shall sprinkle on the sod her pearly tears,
And o'er her grave shall Eve delight to muse,
While airy dirges soothe her listening ears.
Oft the blue nightly taper's studious flame
Shall weeping Fancy leave, and through the gloom
Steal, sad visitant, to pour her plaints,
And bend her pensive head o'er Laura's tomb.
Here shall the eye, the same due rites to pay,
With silent pace, in sable weeds array'd,
Eye-streaming Sorrow, and deep-sighing Love,
With trailing torch, advance along the shade.
The Muses come, and scatter wreaths around,
Weav'd by the fingers of the infant year;
Remembrance comes, and hence departing loth,
Oft turns the wishful look, and drops a tear.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Laura Grave
Elegy Mourning
Muses Remembrance
Sorrow Love
Pearly Tears
Poem Details
Title
On Laura's Grave.
Subject
Mourning Laura's Death
Key Lines
Beneath Yon Flowery Turf The Fairest Head,
E'er Slept On Earth's Cold Bosom, Lies Asleep.
O Earth! Enwrap Her Soft, And O'er Her Dust
Let Every Grace And Every Virtue Weep.