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Poem
June 3, 1790
The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
An ode addressing Health, lamenting its flight from Columbia where sons and daughters languish, and pleading for its return to revive the nation's best beloved amid anxiety and disease.
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ADDRESS TO HEALTH.
HEALTH! hast thou fled thy favour
sweet here?
Fair Columbia mourns thee gone,
Oh return, return once more,
Leave her not thy loss to moan.
See her sons late fresh with youth,
Lolling, languid, seek the bed;
See her daughters, fam'd for truth,
Droop—for rosy health is fled.
But sure some change has taken place!
Each one starting leaves his bed:
Anxiety now fills each face—
And they forget that health is fled.
Ah no! But each forgets his pain,
Columbia's best beloved droops,
O Health! return! Return again;—
To the stroke Columbia stoops.
Return to him and all is well,
Our wishes hang on him alone,
Come and pale disease dispel,
Leave us not his loss to moan.
D.
HEALTH! hast thou fled thy favour
sweet here?
Fair Columbia mourns thee gone,
Oh return, return once more,
Leave her not thy loss to moan.
See her sons late fresh with youth,
Lolling, languid, seek the bed;
See her daughters, fam'd for truth,
Droop—for rosy health is fled.
But sure some change has taken place!
Each one starting leaves his bed:
Anxiety now fills each face—
And they forget that health is fled.
Ah no! But each forgets his pain,
Columbia's best beloved droops,
O Health! return! Return again;—
To the stroke Columbia stoops.
Return to him and all is well,
Our wishes hang on him alone,
Come and pale disease dispel,
Leave us not his loss to moan.
D.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Patriotism
What keywords are associated?
Address To Health
Columbia Mourning
Loss Of Health
National Anxiety
Disease Dispel
What entities or persons were involved?
D.
Poem Details
Title
Address To Health.
Author
D.
Key Lines
Fair Columbia Mourns Thee Gone,
See Her Sons Late Fresh With Youth,
Columbia's Best Beloved Droops,
O Health! Return! Return Again;
Come And Pale Disease Dispel,