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Poem
March 3, 1887
The Bottineau Pioneer
Bottineau, Bottineau County, North Dakota
What is this article about?
Humorous satirical poem about a pretty soprano named Anna in a church choir, admired by the congregation, with the narrator anticipating confessing his feelings and her possible desperate marriage to the bellows operator.
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Anna of Our Choir
Fair featured, dimpled Anna,
Petted angel of our choir,
Sings a sprightly gay soprano
With the true artistic fire,
Baldheads to the congregation
Seek her glance with awkward flushes:
Yet she sings for inspiration,
Will not let her pause for blushes.
Bearded bass and perfumed tenor
Smile and vow her words are witty;
Yet they do not strive to win her—
Beauty Anna, bright and pretty.
Heavens! laughing dimples painted,
Eyes enlarged by belladonna
And I thought her such a sainted
Marvelously fair Madonna.
Will she weep or will she titter,
As I tell her all to-morrow?
Will her words henceforth be bitter
With the bitterness of sorrow?
Ah! I fear in hesitation
She will watch the laughing fellows,
Then in painful desperation
Wed the man who works the bellows.
—De Witt Sterry.
Fair featured, dimpled Anna,
Petted angel of our choir,
Sings a sprightly gay soprano
With the true artistic fire,
Baldheads to the congregation
Seek her glance with awkward flushes:
Yet she sings for inspiration,
Will not let her pause for blushes.
Bearded bass and perfumed tenor
Smile and vow her words are witty;
Yet they do not strive to win her—
Beauty Anna, bright and pretty.
Heavens! laughing dimples painted,
Eyes enlarged by belladonna
And I thought her such a sainted
Marvelously fair Madonna.
Will she weep or will she titter,
As I tell her all to-morrow?
Will her words henceforth be bitter
With the bitterness of sorrow?
Ah! I fear in hesitation
She will watch the laughing fellows,
Then in painful desperation
Wed the man who works the bellows.
—De Witt Sterry.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Choir Soprano
Anna
Satire
Bellows
Confession
What entities or persons were involved?
De Witt Sterry
Poem Details
Title
Anna Of Our Choir
Author
De Witt Sterry
Key Lines
Will She Weep Or Will She Titter,
As I Tell Her All To Morrow?
Ah! I Fear In Hesitation
She Will Watch The Laughing Fellows,
Then In Painful Desperation
Wed The Man Who Works The Bellows.