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Poem
January 3, 1792
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Verses copied from a lodging house window, addressing a fellow confined stranger on how a woman's (Fanny's) love and charms provide comfort, turning a dungeon into solace despite humble surroundings.
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* Copied from the window of an obscure lodging house.
STRANGER, whoe'er thou art, whose restless
mind,
Like me, within these walls is curb'd, confin'd,
Learn, how each want, that heaves our mutual sigh,
A woman's soft solicitudes supply!
From her white breast retreat all rude alarms,
Or fly the circle of her magic arms;
While souls, exchang'd alternate grace acquire;
And passions catch, from passions, glorious fire.
What tho' to deck this roof no arts combine,
* Such forms as rival ev'ry fair but mine;
No nodding plumes, our humble couch above,
Proclaim each triumph of unbounded love;
No silver lamp, with sculptur'd Cupids gay,
O'er yielding beauty pours its midnight ray:
Yet Fanny's charms could Time's slow flight beguile,
Soothe ev'ry care, and make this dungeon smile
* In her, what Kings, what Saints have wish'd is given;
* Her heart is empire, and her love is heav'n!
* Copied from the window of an obscure lodging house.
STRANGER, whoe'er thou art, whose restless
mind,
Like me, within these walls is curb'd, confin'd,
Learn, how each want, that heaves our mutual sigh,
A woman's soft solicitudes supply!
From her white breast retreat all rude alarms,
Or fly the circle of her magic arms;
While souls, exchang'd alternate grace acquire;
And passions catch, from passions, glorious fire.
What tho' to deck this roof no arts combine,
* Such forms as rival ev'ry fair but mine;
No nodding plumes, our humble couch above,
Proclaim each triumph of unbounded love;
No silver lamp, with sculptur'd Cupids gay,
O'er yielding beauty pours its midnight ray:
Yet Fanny's charms could Time's slow flight beguile,
Soothe ev'ry care, and make this dungeon smile
* In her, what Kings, what Saints have wish'd is given;
* Her heart is empire, and her love is heav'n!
What sub-type of article is it?
Verse Letter
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Fanny
Confinement
Love
Solace
Lodging House
What entities or persons were involved?
Copied From The Window Of An Obscure Lodging House.
Poem Details
Title
Verses
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Copied From The Window Of An Obscure Lodging House.
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Stranger, Whoe'er Thou Art, Whose Restless
Mind,
Like Me, Within These Walls Is Curb'd, Confin'd,
Yet Fanny's Charms Could Time's Slow Flight Beguile,
Soothe Ev'ry Care, And Make This Dungeon Smile
Her Heart Is Empire, And Her Love Is Heav'n!