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Poem
April 24, 1809
Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
A sonnet addressing Pity as a celestial maid who provides healing balm and light to dispel grief, misfortune, lost friends, and slighted love, inviting her to dwell in the speaker's breast.
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POETRY.
SONNET TO PITY:
When grief o'erhears the lab'ring breast,
When fortune frowns, and friends depart,
When slighted love disturbs our rest,
And rankles in the wounded heart:--
What healing balm, what soothing power,
Can aught impart of joy or peace?
What view illume the gloomy hour,
Or grant from woe a kind release?
Pity! celestial, mild-ey'd maid!
'Tis thine to chase those clouds away;
Thy light dispels the darkest shade,
And beams around the heav'nly ray.
Descend from heav'n immortal guest.
Dwell, ever dwell within my breast.
SONNET TO PITY:
When grief o'erhears the lab'ring breast,
When fortune frowns, and friends depart,
When slighted love disturbs our rest,
And rankles in the wounded heart:--
What healing balm, what soothing power,
Can aught impart of joy or peace?
What view illume the gloomy hour,
Or grant from woe a kind release?
Pity! celestial, mild-ey'd maid!
'Tis thine to chase those clouds away;
Thy light dispels the darkest shade,
And beams around the heav'nly ray.
Descend from heav'n immortal guest.
Dwell, ever dwell within my breast.
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Sonnet Pity
Grief Solace
Celestial Maid
Slighted Love
Healing Balm
Poem Details
Title
Sonnet To Pity
Subject
To Pity
Key Lines
Pity! Celestial, Mild Ey'd Maid!
'Tis Thine To Chase Those Clouds Away;
Descend From Heav'n Immortal Guest.
Dwell, Ever Dwell Within My Breast.