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Poem
May 9, 1829
The Delaware Register, Or, Farmers', Manufacturers' & Mechanics' Advocate
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
A meditative poem on the fleeting nature of worldly pleasures and joys, contrasted with the enduring grief over the death of Laura, whose grave the speaker still mourns after years.
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STANZAS.
What is this world at best ?
Tho' decked in vernal bloom,
By Hope and youthful fancy drest,
What but a ceaseless toil for rest,
A passage to the tomb ?
If flowers strew
The avenue,
Tho' fair, alas, how fading and how few.
The rose of pleasure blooms to-day,
To-morrow, hastens to decay;
Joy, like the dew of morning fair,
Just sparkles, and dissolves in air,
Like beam of light,
The vision bright
Has fled away
With parting day,
And left my soul in double night.
But not so soon will grief depart,
The feelings of a wounded heart
In spite of time himself endure,
He does but soothe, he cannot cure;
Still, still I weep for Laura dead,
Altho' the trees
That in the breeze
Lamenting wave
Above her grave
Have thrice thereon their foliage shed.
GUILFORD
What is this world at best ?
Tho' decked in vernal bloom,
By Hope and youthful fancy drest,
What but a ceaseless toil for rest,
A passage to the tomb ?
If flowers strew
The avenue,
Tho' fair, alas, how fading and how few.
The rose of pleasure blooms to-day,
To-morrow, hastens to decay;
Joy, like the dew of morning fair,
Just sparkles, and dissolves in air,
Like beam of light,
The vision bright
Has fled away
With parting day,
And left my soul in double night.
But not so soon will grief depart,
The feelings of a wounded heart
In spite of time himself endure,
He does but soothe, he cannot cure;
Still, still I weep for Laura dead,
Altho' the trees
That in the breeze
Lamenting wave
Above her grave
Have thrice thereon their foliage shed.
GUILFORD
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Elegy Laura
Death Grief
Mourning
Transience Joy
Enduring Sorrow
What entities or persons were involved?
Guilford
Poem Details
Title
Stanzas.
Author
Guilford
Subject
On The Death Of Laura
Key Lines
What Is This World At Best ?
Tho' Decked In Vernal Bloom,
By Hope And Youthful Fancy Drest,
What But A Ceaseless Toil For Rest,
A Passage To The Tomb ?
Still, Still I Weep For Laura Dead,