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Poem
August 10, 1804
Berkeley And Jefferson Intelligencer
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia
What is this article about?
An irregular ode mourning the death of Alexander Hamilton, depicting his funeral procession with passing bells, soldiers, national grief, and ascending incense to heaven.
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FROM THE NEW-YORK EVENING POST.
AN IRREGULAR ODE.
Hark! how the passing bell
Heaves to the gale its sullen swell.
And lo! in sorrow's pomp array'd
To the dull beat of death,
The slowly moving cavalcade!
The half-suspended breath
Scarce frees the struggling sigh;
And hallow'd tears bedew mute Beauty's eye
Now, o'er the mansions of the dead.
Behold the solemn-measur'd tread!
Around their slumb'ring Hero drawn,
The silent Soldiers print the lawn
Now the long blaze
Arrest the gaze;
The hollow vaults resound
The blazing sky,
The thund'ring ground;
The stedfast eye,
More eloquent than Pity's flow
Proclaims the Soldier's manly woe.
High o'er the scene the curling cloud aspire,
Fraught with a nation's fervid sighs
The mighty incense seeks the skies,
And Heav'n approves the scene for HAMILTON expires
AN IRREGULAR ODE.
Hark! how the passing bell
Heaves to the gale its sullen swell.
And lo! in sorrow's pomp array'd
To the dull beat of death,
The slowly moving cavalcade!
The half-suspended breath
Scarce frees the struggling sigh;
And hallow'd tears bedew mute Beauty's eye
Now, o'er the mansions of the dead.
Behold the solemn-measur'd tread!
Around their slumb'ring Hero drawn,
The silent Soldiers print the lawn
Now the long blaze
Arrest the gaze;
The hollow vaults resound
The blazing sky,
The thund'ring ground;
The stedfast eye,
More eloquent than Pity's flow
Proclaims the Soldier's manly woe.
High o'er the scene the curling cloud aspire,
Fraught with a nation's fervid sighs
The mighty incense seeks the skies,
And Heav'n approves the scene for HAMILTON expires
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Patriotism
Political
What keywords are associated?
Hamilton Death
Funeral Procession
National Mourning
Soldiers Grief
Irregular Ode
Poem Details
Title
An Irregular Ode
Subject
On The Death Of Hamilton
Form / Style
Irregular Ode
Key Lines
Hark! How The Passing Bell
Heaves To The Gale Its Sullen Swell.
Around Their Slumb'ring Hero Drawn,
The Silent Soldiers Print The Lawn
And Heav'n Approves The Scene For Hamilton Expires