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Poem
December 5, 1856
The Winchester Weekly Appeal
Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Song by Thomas Moore about a shepherd boy watching a fairy boat glide away on a stream, symbolizing the fleeting joys and hopes of youth, illustrated with natural imagery of swans and flowers.
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Franklin County, Nov. 24.
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BY THOMAS MOORE.
"Who comes so gracefully
Gliding along,
While the blue rivulet
Sleeps to her song;
Song, richly vying
With the faint sighing
Which swans, in dying,
Sweetly prolong?"
So sung the shepherd-boy
By the stream's side,
Watching that fairy boat
Down the flood glide,
Like a bird winging
Through the waves bringing
The Syren, singing
To the hush'd tide.
"Stay," said the shepherd-boy,
"Fairy boat, stay,
Linger sweet minstrelsy,
Linger, a day."
But vain his pleading.
Past him, unheeding,
Song and boat, speeding,
Glided away.
So to our youthful eyes
Joy and hope shone;
So, while we gazed on them,
Fast they flew on--
Like flowers, declining
Ev'n in the twining,
One moment shining,
And the next gone!
SONG.
BY THOMAS MOORE.
"Who comes so gracefully
Gliding along,
While the blue rivulet
Sleeps to her song;
Song, richly vying
With the faint sighing
Which swans, in dying,
Sweetly prolong?"
So sung the shepherd-boy
By the stream's side,
Watching that fairy boat
Down the flood glide,
Like a bird winging
Through the waves bringing
The Syren, singing
To the hush'd tide.
"Stay," said the shepherd-boy,
"Fairy boat, stay,
Linger sweet minstrelsy,
Linger, a day."
But vain his pleading.
Past him, unheeding,
Song and boat, speeding,
Glided away.
So to our youthful eyes
Joy and hope shone;
So, while we gazed on them,
Fast they flew on--
Like flowers, declining
Ev'n in the twining,
One moment shining,
And the next gone!
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Thomas Moore
Shepherd Boy
Fairy Boat
Fleeting Joy
Youth Hope
What entities or persons were involved?
By Thomas Moore
Poem Details
Title
Song
Author
By Thomas Moore
Key Lines
"Who Comes So Gracefully
Gliding Along,
While The Blue Rivulet
Sleeps To Her Song;
So To Our Youthful Eyes
Joy And Hope Shone;
So, While We Gazed On Them,
Fast They Flew On