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Literary
December 12, 1798
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A poem by Dr. Johnson titled 'The Winter Walk,' depicting the bleak winter landscape and its depressive effect on the speaker's emotions, contrasting with fleeting joys, and seeking refuge in the arms of his beloved Stella.
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SACRED TO THE MUSES.
THE WINTER WALK.
By Dr. Johnson.
BEHOLD, my fair, where e'er we rove,
What dreary prospects round us rise-
The naked hill, the leafless grove,
The hoary ground, the frowning skies!
Nor only through the wasted plain,
Stern Winter, is thy force confess'd-
Still wider spreads thy horrid reign,
I feel thy power usurp my breast.
Enlivening hope and fond desire,
Resign the heart to spleen and care;
Scarce frighted love maintains her fire;
And rapture saddens to despair.
In groundless hope, and causeless fear,
Unhappy man! behold thy doom;
Still changing with the changeful year,
The slave of sunshine and of gloom.
Tir'd with vain joys, and false alarms,
With mental and corporeal strife;
Snatch me, my Stella, to thy arms,
And screen me from the ills of life.
THE WINTER WALK.
By Dr. Johnson.
BEHOLD, my fair, where e'er we rove,
What dreary prospects round us rise-
The naked hill, the leafless grove,
The hoary ground, the frowning skies!
Nor only through the wasted plain,
Stern Winter, is thy force confess'd-
Still wider spreads thy horrid reign,
I feel thy power usurp my breast.
Enlivening hope and fond desire,
Resign the heart to spleen and care;
Scarce frighted love maintains her fire;
And rapture saddens to despair.
In groundless hope, and causeless fear,
Unhappy man! behold thy doom;
Still changing with the changeful year,
The slave of sunshine and of gloom.
Tir'd with vain joys, and false alarms,
With mental and corporeal strife;
Snatch me, my Stella, to thy arms,
And screen me from the ills of life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Seasonal Cycle
Nature
Love Romance
What keywords are associated?
Winter Walk
Melancholy
Stella
Dr Johnson
Seasonal Despair
Love Solace
What entities or persons were involved?
By Dr. Johnson.
Literary Details
Title
The Winter Walk.
Author
By Dr. Johnson.
Key Lines
Behold, My Fair, Where E'er We Rove,
What Dreary Prospects Round Us Rise
The Naked Hill, The Leafless Grove,
The Hoary Ground, The Frowning Skies!
Snatch Me, My Stella, To Thy Arms,