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Poem
June 11, 1884
Walker Lake Bulletin
Hawthorne, Esmeralda County, Mineral County, Nevada
What is this article about?
Humorous pastoral poem depicting a romantic summer evening with lovers spooning, nature sounds like frogs and mosquitoes, interrupted by a father releasing a dog to chase the youth away.
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AN EARLY SUMMER IDYL
NOW SITS THE
AND BASHFUL LOVERS SIT UPON THE STOOP
AND SWEETLY SPOON
WHILE DOWNWARD SUMMER'S FIRST MOSQUITOES
SWOOP
WITH WEIRD LOW TONE.
AND HIGH
AND HIGHER UP THE SAPPHIRE SKIES
SLOW CLIMBS THE MOON,
AND EYES LOOK LOVE TO LOVING EYES
AND SIGH GREETS SIGH
THE FROG
A NOCTURNE WARBLES TO HIS LISTENING MATE
HURRY, 'TIS LATE.
THE YOUTH PERCEIVES THE HOUR IS GROWING LATE
AND HE MUST GO.
YEA, GO.
HE KISSES HER A WILD GOOD-BYE.
MEANWHILE, OH, WOE!
AN IRATE PA, WITH ANGRY EYE.
LETS LOOSE THE DOG
FEW MOONS
E'ER GAZED UPON SO HARROWING A SIGHT
WITH SMILING FACE:
A YOUTH, WILD-YELLING, FLYING WITH AFFRIGHT.
A DOG IN CHASE.
STILL CROONS
THE FROG WITHIN THE SEDGY POOL,
WHILE FROM THE RACE
THE DOG RETURNS WITH MOUTH CRAMMED FULL
OF PANTALOONS.
NOW SITS THE
AND BASHFUL LOVERS SIT UPON THE STOOP
AND SWEETLY SPOON
WHILE DOWNWARD SUMMER'S FIRST MOSQUITOES
SWOOP
WITH WEIRD LOW TONE.
AND HIGH
AND HIGHER UP THE SAPPHIRE SKIES
SLOW CLIMBS THE MOON,
AND EYES LOOK LOVE TO LOVING EYES
AND SIGH GREETS SIGH
THE FROG
A NOCTURNE WARBLES TO HIS LISTENING MATE
HURRY, 'TIS LATE.
THE YOUTH PERCEIVES THE HOUR IS GROWING LATE
AND HE MUST GO.
YEA, GO.
HE KISSES HER A WILD GOOD-BYE.
MEANWHILE, OH, WOE!
AN IRATE PA, WITH ANGRY EYE.
LETS LOOSE THE DOG
FEW MOONS
E'ER GAZED UPON SO HARROWING A SIGHT
WITH SMILING FACE:
A YOUTH, WILD-YELLING, FLYING WITH AFFRIGHT.
A DOG IN CHASE.
STILL CROONS
THE FROG WITHIN THE SEDGY POOL,
WHILE FROM THE RACE
THE DOG RETURNS WITH MOUTH CRAMMED FULL
OF PANTALOONS.
What sub-type of article is it?
Pastoral
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
Love Courtship
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Summer Idyl
Bashful Lovers
Mosquitoes Swoop
Frog Nocturne
Dog Chase
Irate Father
Poem Details
Title
An Early Summer Idyl
Key Lines
And Bashful Lovers Sit Upon The Stoop
And Sweetly Spoon
The Frog A Nocturne Warbles To His Listening Mate
A Youth, Wild Yelling, Flying With Affright.
The Dog Returns With Mouth Crammed Full Of Pantaloons.