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Poem
June 17, 1793
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A sonnet contrasting the revolutionary zeal, wars, and tyranny in Europe with the detached calm of Americans smoking cigars and discussing the news.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
SONNET.
While freedom warms the vassal's soul,
And lights him to destroy his chain;
While clangorous war's rude thunders roll,
And carnage clothes broad Europe's plain:
While man renew'd, in smiles contemn,
The dangers of a despot's frown;
Or Paine's licentious mobs condemn,
The sacred homage of the crown:
While revolution's phrenzy jars,
Those consuls hoard the world must lose.
And tyrants, authors of the wars,
To heal the wound, their drops diffuse;
Columbians whiff their mild segars,
And calmly talk about the news.
While freedom warms the vassal's soul,
And lights him to destroy his chain;
While clangorous war's rude thunders roll,
And carnage clothes broad Europe's plain:
While man renew'd, in smiles contemn,
The dangers of a despot's frown;
Or Paine's licentious mobs condemn,
The sacred homage of the crown:
While revolution's phrenzy jars,
Those consuls hoard the world must lose.
And tyrants, authors of the wars,
To heal the wound, their drops diffuse;
Columbians whiff their mild segars,
And calmly talk about the news.
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
What themes does it cover?
Political
War Military
Liberty Independence
What keywords are associated?
Sonnet
Freedom
War
Revolution
Europe
Columbians
Paine
Tyrants
Poem Details
Title
Sonnet.
Subject
Reflections On European Wars And Revolutions
Key Lines
While Freedom Warms The Vassal's Soul,
And Lights Him To Destroy His Chain;
Columbians Whiff Their Mild Segars,
And Calmly Talk About The News.