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Poem
February 9, 1836
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A lament for a dead infant child, where the grief-stricken mother cannot speak; the speaker urges placing wintry flowers like a daisy in the coffin to fill the tiny hand and evoke tears.
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OCR Quality
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"MUCH YET REMAINS UNSONG."
FLOWERS OF THE HEART
By the Author of 'Corn Law Rhymes.'
Flowers, wintry flowers, the child is dead,
The mother cannot speak
Oh, softly couch it little head,
Or Mary's heart will break.
Amid those curls of sunny hair
The pale pink riband twine;
And on the snowy bosom there,
Place this white lock of mine.
How like a form in cold white stone,
The coffin'd infant lies;
Look, mother, on thy little one,
And tears will fill thine eyes.
She cannot weep, more faint she grows,
More deadly wan and still,
Flowers! oh, a flower, a winter rose,
That tiny hand to fill.
Go, search the fields! the lichen wet
Bends o'er the unfailing well;
Beneath the furrow lingers yet
The crimson pimpernel.
Peeps not a snowdrop in the bower,
Where never froze the spring;
A daisy? ah! bring childhood's flower,
The half-blown daisy bring.
Yes! lay the little daisy's head
Beside the little cheek;
Oh! haste, the last of five is dead,
The childless cannot speak!
FLOWERS OF THE HEART
By the Author of 'Corn Law Rhymes.'
Flowers, wintry flowers, the child is dead,
The mother cannot speak
Oh, softly couch it little head,
Or Mary's heart will break.
Amid those curls of sunny hair
The pale pink riband twine;
And on the snowy bosom there,
Place this white lock of mine.
How like a form in cold white stone,
The coffin'd infant lies;
Look, mother, on thy little one,
And tears will fill thine eyes.
She cannot weep, more faint she grows,
More deadly wan and still,
Flowers! oh, a flower, a winter rose,
That tiny hand to fill.
Go, search the fields! the lichen wet
Bends o'er the unfailing well;
Beneath the furrow lingers yet
The crimson pimpernel.
Peeps not a snowdrop in the bower,
Where never froze the spring;
A daisy? ah! bring childhood's flower,
The half-blown daisy bring.
Yes! lay the little daisy's head
Beside the little cheek;
Oh! haste, the last of five is dead,
The childless cannot speak!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Child Death
Mother Grief
Wintry Flowers
Infant Coffin
Daisy Symbol
What entities or persons were involved?
By The Author Of 'Corn Law Rhymes.'
Poem Details
Title
Flowers Of The Heart
Author
By The Author Of 'Corn Law Rhymes.'
Subject
On The Death Of An Infant Child
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Flowers, Wintry Flowers, The Child Is Dead,
The Mother Cannot Speak
Oh, Softly Couch It Little Head,
Or Mary's Heart Will Break.
Yes! Lay The Little Daisy's Head
Beside The Little Cheek;
Oh! Haste, The Last Of Five Is Dead,
The Childless Cannot Speak!