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Literary
May 12, 1810
Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Introduction to a literary series 'Silva,' imitating the Monthly Anthology's contributions. Describes literature as fields with thickets and brakes, less sublime than ancient groves but agreeable for gathering elegant flowerets on the Muses' borders, ending with a verse on beauty in wilderness.
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The whole country abounds with little copses.
INTRODUCTION.
An erudite writer in the Monthly Anthology has written many numbers of "SILVA." We intend, in humble imitation of abler scholars than ourselves, to write many numbers of Silva.
The arva dumosa, the fields interspersed with brakes and thickets, in the regions of literature, are much less sublime than the ancient groves of science. But, to the idle and inattentive wanderer, they may be even more agreeable. Many, who can never aspire to the summit of the mountain of the Muses, may gather very elegant flowerets on its verdant borders.
Though, in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds we stray—
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crowned,
And streams shall murmur all around.
INTRODUCTION.
An erudite writer in the Monthly Anthology has written many numbers of "SILVA." We intend, in humble imitation of abler scholars than ourselves, to write many numbers of Silva.
The arva dumosa, the fields interspersed with brakes and thickets, in the regions of literature, are much less sublime than the ancient groves of science. But, to the idle and inattentive wanderer, they may be even more agreeable. Many, who can never aspire to the summit of the mountain of the Muses, may gather very elegant flowerets on its verdant borders.
Though, in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds we stray—
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crowned,
And streams shall murmur all around.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Silva
Literary Imitation
Nature Metaphor
Muses
Wilderness
Literary Details
Title
Introduction.
Subject
Imitation Of Monthly Anthology's Silva
Form / Style
Prose Introduction With Verse
Key Lines
Though, In A Bare And Rugged Way,
Through Devious Lonely Wilds We Stray—
The Barren Wilderness Shall Smile,
With Sudden Greens And Herbage Crowned,
And Streams Shall Murmur All Around.