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Literary
June 28, 1814
The Rhode Island American, And General Advertiser
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A satirical poem addressing a deposed ruler, likely an emperor, lamenting his lost throne and advising him to cherish his loyal Austrian bride amid exile, while reflecting on the world's newfound freedom.
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Ah! she, proud Austria's mournful flower,
Thy still imperial bride
How bears she breast the torturing hour?
Still clings she to thy side?
Must she too bend, must she too share
Thy late repentance, long despair.
Thou throneless Homicide
If still she loves thee, hoard that gem,
'Tis worth thy vanished diadem
Then haste thee to thy sullen Isle.
And gaze upon the sea;
That element may meet thy smile
It ne'er was fool'd by thee!
Or trace with thine all idle hand
In loitering mood upon the sand
That Earth is now as free!
That Corinth's pedagogue hath now
Transferr'd his by-word to thy brow.
Thy still imperial bride
How bears she breast the torturing hour?
Still clings she to thy side?
Must she too bend, must she too share
Thy late repentance, long despair.
Thou throneless Homicide
If still she loves thee, hoard that gem,
'Tis worth thy vanished diadem
Then haste thee to thy sullen Isle.
And gaze upon the sea;
That element may meet thy smile
It ne'er was fool'd by thee!
Or trace with thine all idle hand
In loitering mood upon the sand
That Earth is now as free!
That Corinth's pedagogue hath now
Transferr'd his by-word to thy brow.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Political
Liberty Freedom
What keywords are associated?
Austria Bride
Throneless Homicide
Sullen Isle
Earth Free
Corinth Pedagogue
Literary Details
Key Lines
Ah! She, Proud Austria's Mournful Flower,
Thou Throneless Homicide
That Earth Is Now As Free!
That Corinth's Pedagogue Hath Now
Transferr'd His By Word To Thy Brow.