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Poem
August 3, 1787
The New York Packet
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A dream vision in the underworld where Charon reveals that countless souls arrive not from war, age, poison, or law, but slain by intemperance, portrayed as a ruthless fiend.
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POET'S CORNER.
On INTEMPERANCE.
Methought I wander'd in the Stygian gloom,
Myriads of spirits, late arriv'd I saw,
While others press'd, as thick as drops at thaw,
Till grisly Charon was perplex'd for room.
May I demand, I cry'd, of thee the doom?
When he, with tale that might a tyrant awe;
"Not jail's dank cell, nor justice of the law,
Nor chaste depending love bereav'd their bloom;
Nor by the missile lightning's rapid fire;
Nor by the whirling jav'lin's fury dire;
Nor in the town besieg'd, with sulph'rous shell;
Nor by the burthen of unnumber'd age;
Nor by bad med'cines, nor by poison's rage;
But by INTEMPERANCE, ruthless fiend! they fell."
On INTEMPERANCE.
Methought I wander'd in the Stygian gloom,
Myriads of spirits, late arriv'd I saw,
While others press'd, as thick as drops at thaw,
Till grisly Charon was perplex'd for room.
May I demand, I cry'd, of thee the doom?
When he, with tale that might a tyrant awe;
"Not jail's dank cell, nor justice of the law,
Nor chaste depending love bereav'd their bloom;
Nor by the missile lightning's rapid fire;
Nor by the whirling jav'lin's fury dire;
Nor in the town besieg'd, with sulph'rous shell;
Nor by the burthen of unnumber'd age;
Nor by bad med'cines, nor by poison's rage;
But by INTEMPERANCE, ruthless fiend! they fell."
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Temperance Moderation
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Intemperance
Underworld
Charon
Death
Moral Warning
Stygian Gloom
Poem Details
Title
On Intemperance.
Subject
On Intemperance
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
But By Intemperance, Ruthless Fiend! They Fell.