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Poem
November 5, 1806
Virginia Argus
Richmond, Virginia
What is this article about?
A reflective poem contrasting the hardships faced by virtuous people—an injured maid, mourning bride, and poor genius—with the security of the rich and gay in vice, asserting that virtue will ultimately flourish while the wicked suffer eternally.
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FROM THE NEW-YORK EVENING POST.
REFLECTION.
I heard the injured Maid complain,
Of man's seducing wiles;
And pity only soothed her pain,
And tears o'erflowed her smiles.
I saw the mourning Bride in tears,
Bend o'er her lover's tomb;
Her life was misery's blighted years,
And death her early doom.
I saw bright genius' favored son,
In tattered garb, and poor;
And he was ne'er by affluence won-
He perished at her door.
Their path was virtue's righteous way,
Their lives were filled with care;
And yet I see the rich, the gay,
Secure in vice appear.
But sure, if virtue mourns awhile,
In this dark vale below;
She'll flourish, when the wicked's smile
Is lost, in endless woe.
OBERON.
REFLECTION.
I heard the injured Maid complain,
Of man's seducing wiles;
And pity only soothed her pain,
And tears o'erflowed her smiles.
I saw the mourning Bride in tears,
Bend o'er her lover's tomb;
Her life was misery's blighted years,
And death her early doom.
I saw bright genius' favored son,
In tattered garb, and poor;
And he was ne'er by affluence won-
He perished at her door.
Their path was virtue's righteous way,
Their lives were filled with care;
And yet I see the rich, the gay,
Secure in vice appear.
But sure, if virtue mourns awhile,
In this dark vale below;
She'll flourish, when the wicked's smile
Is lost, in endless woe.
OBERON.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Death Mourning
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Virtue Suffering
Vice Prosperity
Moral Reflection
Death Mourning
Seduction Wiles
Genius Poverty
What entities or persons were involved?
Oberon.
Poem Details
Title
Reflection.
Author
Oberon.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Their Path Was Virtue's Righteous Way,
Their Lives Were Filled With Care;
And Yet I See The Rich, The Gay,
Secure In Vice Appear.
But Sure, If Virtue Mourns Awhile,
In This Dark Vale Below;
She'll Flourish, When The Wicked's Smile
Is Lost, In Endless Woe.