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Poem
May 9, 1827
The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
A song by Miss Landon likening the heart to a grave of sleeping hopes and thoughts, once vibrant but now ruined; the spirit has ascended to a nobler, heavenly dwelling with starry harps, yet returns at midnight with joy and glory.
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SONG—By Miss Landon.
I know my heart is as a grave,
Where the cypress watch is keeping
Over hopes and over thoughts
In their dark silence sleeping.
Yet not the less know I that heart
Was a goal whence proud steeds started,
Though now it be a ruined shrine,
Whose glory is departed.
For my spirit hath left her earthly home,
And found a nobler dwelling,
Where the music of light is that of life,
And the starry harps are swelling.
Yet ever at the midnight hour
That spirit within me burneth,
And joy comes back on his fairy wings,
And glory to me returneth.
I know my heart is as a grave,
Where the cypress watch is keeping
Over hopes and over thoughts
In their dark silence sleeping.
Yet not the less know I that heart
Was a goal whence proud steeds started,
Though now it be a ruined shrine,
Whose glory is departed.
For my spirit hath left her earthly home,
And found a nobler dwelling,
Where the music of light is that of life,
And the starry harps are swelling.
Yet ever at the midnight hour
That spirit within me burneth,
And joy comes back on his fairy wings,
And glory to me returneth.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Heart Grave
Lost Hopes
Ruined Shrine
Spiritual Dwelling
Midnight Joy
Glory Return
What entities or persons were involved?
By Miss Landon
Poem Details
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Song
Author
By Miss Landon
Key Lines
I Know My Heart Is As A Grave,
Where The Cypress Watch Is Keeping
For My Spirit Hath Left Her Earthly Home,
And Found A Nobler Dwelling,
Yet Ever At The Midnight Hour