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Poem
January 1, 1767
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A song imitating a foreign author, using the rose as a metaphor for a maiden's beauty and virtue, which fades quickly like a plucked flower or a virgin's charms lost to a lover.
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The Rose.
A Song.
Imitated from a foreign author, being an antidote to Phlegon.
I.
A maid is like the morning rose! and in the odours it exhales: which doth each glowing tint disclose, exceeds Arabia's spicy gales.
Here, charm'd, the willing Zephyrs lay, and richer dews descend this way; and here the rising sun admires the brightest influence of his fires.
II.
Yet one short instant may suffice— ah—see—the charm of nature dies wretch! Ah, thy hand—alas! 'tis pluck'd, this beauteous flower hath bloom'd its last.
IV.
So when in some young lover's arms the blushing virgin yields her charms, tho' thousands did admire before th' enchantment's gone—he's lov'd no more.
A Song.
Imitated from a foreign author, being an antidote to Phlegon.
I.
A maid is like the morning rose! and in the odours it exhales: which doth each glowing tint disclose, exceeds Arabia's spicy gales.
Here, charm'd, the willing Zephyrs lay, and richer dews descend this way; and here the rising sun admires the brightest influence of his fires.
II.
Yet one short instant may suffice— ah—see—the charm of nature dies wretch! Ah, thy hand—alas! 'tis pluck'd, this beauteous flower hath bloom'd its last.
IV.
So when in some young lover's arms the blushing virgin yields her charms, tho' thousands did admire before th' enchantment's gone—he's lov'd no more.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Rose Metaphor
Maiden Beauty
Fleeting Charm
Virgin Yields
Love Antidote
What entities or persons were involved?
Imitated From A Foreign Author, Being An Antidote To Phlegon.
Poem Details
Title
The Rose.
Author
Imitated From A Foreign Author, Being An Antidote To Phlegon.
Key Lines
A Maid Is Like The Morning Rose!
Yet One Short Instant May Suffice— Ah—See—The Charm Of Nature Dies
So When In Some Young Lover's Arms The Blushing Virgin Yields Her Charms,