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Poem
February 6, 1800
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A romantic invitation to Stella for an evening stroll in the dewy meadows under moonlight, where lovers can enjoy silent, whispered joys away from the sun's heat, emphasizing nature's role in facilitating love.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
EVENING now from purple wings
Sheds the grateful gifts she brings;
Brilliant drops bedeck the mead;
Cooling breezes shake the reed;
Shake the reed, and curl the stream
Silver'd o'er with Cynthia's beam;
Near the chequer'd lonely grove
Hears, and keeps thy secret, love,
Stella, thither let us stray!
Lightly o'er the dewy way.
Phoebus drives his burning car
Hence, my lovely Stella, far.
In his stead the queen of night,
Round us pours a lambent light;
Light that seems but just to show
Breasts that beat, and cheeks that glow
Let us now, in whisper'd joy,
Evening's silent hours employ;
Silence best, and conscious shades,
Please the heart that love invades:
Other pleasures give them pain;
Lovers all but love disdain.
Sheds the grateful gifts she brings;
Brilliant drops bedeck the mead;
Cooling breezes shake the reed;
Shake the reed, and curl the stream
Silver'd o'er with Cynthia's beam;
Near the chequer'd lonely grove
Hears, and keeps thy secret, love,
Stella, thither let us stray!
Lightly o'er the dewy way.
Phoebus drives his burning car
Hence, my lovely Stella, far.
In his stead the queen of night,
Round us pours a lambent light;
Light that seems but just to show
Breasts that beat, and cheeks that glow
Let us now, in whisper'd joy,
Evening's silent hours employ;
Silence best, and conscious shades,
Please the heart that love invades:
Other pleasures give them pain;
Lovers all but love disdain.
What sub-type of article is it?
Pastoral
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Evening Stroll
Stella Love
Moonlight Romance
Pastoral Invitation
Cynthia Beam
Poem Details
Subject
Romantic Evening With Stella
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Stella, Thither Let Us Stray!
Lightly O'er The Dewy Way.
Let Us Now, In Whisper'd Joy,
Evening's Silent Hours Employ;