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Poem
July 27, 1824
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A poignant poem from the Connecticut Mirror depicts escalating sadness—from isolation at sea, to loss of friendship and love, culminating in the poet's humorous lament over the legislature's failure to appoint him Justice of the Peace.
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Full Text
From the Connecticut Mirror.
The following simple and touching lines
seem to come from the very heart of the writer. There is something in poetry which
alleviates what it cannot cure, and if it does not
make man what he would be, will sometimes
soothe the miseries that abide by him as he is:
TIS sad when on the waters cast,
Unfriended and alone,
To mark the sinking of the blast,
And see the wind go down.
Tis sadder to see friendship fly,
And love and hope depart
Leaving the sufferer to die
In widowhood of heart.
But sadder thoughts than these o'ertake me,
Which thicken and increase-
The Legislature did not make me
A Justice of the Peace.
The following simple and touching lines
seem to come from the very heart of the writer. There is something in poetry which
alleviates what it cannot cure, and if it does not
make man what he would be, will sometimes
soothe the miseries that abide by him as he is:
TIS sad when on the waters cast,
Unfriended and alone,
To mark the sinking of the blast,
And see the wind go down.
Tis sadder to see friendship fly,
And love and hope depart
Leaving the sufferer to die
In widowhood of heart.
But sadder thoughts than these o'ertake me,
Which thicken and increase-
The Legislature did not make me
A Justice of the Peace.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Political
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Sadness
Friendship Loss
Legislature
Justice Of The Peace
Political Disappointment
Poem Details
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
But Sadder Thoughts Than These O'ertake Me,
Which Thicken And Increase
The Legislature Did Not Make Me
A Justice Of The Peace.