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Poem
March 18, 1801
Alexandria Advertiser And Commercial Intelligencer
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A sonnet by Mira, published in the Alexandria Advertiser, pleads with Peace to grant solace to the poet's ailing sister Ellen, as the poet has been denied it amid personal sorrows.
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For the Alexandria Advertiser.
SONNET TO PEACE.
Peace, heaven born nymph, this once, oh! deign to hear
My humble suit, nor let me plead in vain,
Tho' oft rejected, still I persevere,
And lowly bow a suppliant again.
Oh hear me now, not for myself I crave,
A boon I know thou wouldst to me deny;
Too roughly tost alas! on sorrow's wave,
E'er now to meet thy dove-like placid eye.
But oh for Ellen, hear my zealous prayer,
And for thy past neglect of me atone;
Oh make my sister thy peculiar care,
Ere rosy health with happiness is flown.
Go placid nymph, and in her bosom dwell,
'Till summon'd hence she bids her friends farewell.
MIRA.
Alex. March 10.
SONNET TO PEACE.
Peace, heaven born nymph, this once, oh! deign to hear
My humble suit, nor let me plead in vain,
Tho' oft rejected, still I persevere,
And lowly bow a suppliant again.
Oh hear me now, not for myself I crave,
A boon I know thou wouldst to me deny;
Too roughly tost alas! on sorrow's wave,
E'er now to meet thy dove-like placid eye.
But oh for Ellen, hear my zealous prayer,
And for thy past neglect of me atone;
Oh make my sister thy peculiar care,
Ere rosy health with happiness is flown.
Go placid nymph, and in her bosom dwell,
'Till summon'd hence she bids her friends farewell.
MIRA.
Alex. March 10.
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Sonnet To Peace
Ellen
Sister
Health
Sorrow
Mira
Alexandria
What entities or persons were involved?
Mira.
Poem Details
Title
Sonnet To Peace.
Author
Mira.
Subject
Plea For Peace For The Poet's Sister Ellen
Key Lines
But Oh For Ellen, Hear My Zealous Prayer,
And For Thy Past Neglect Of Me Atone;
Oh Make My Sister Thy Peculiar Care,
Ere Rosy Health With Happiness Is Flown.
Go Placid Nymph, And In Her Bosom Dwell,