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Poem
April 24, 1792
The Patowmac Guardian, And Berkeley Advertiser
Martinsburg, Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A short ode translated from Arabic into elegant English verse, arguing that God ultimately disposes human joys and woes, using metaphors of friends, foes, and an archer's skill to illustrate divine control over mortal actions.
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Full Text
From a late English Newspaper.
The Small Ode which follows, will show there is a divine something besides the Divinity of Poetry, which animates remotest Climes. The English garb in which the British Bard has dressed it--owes to his hand that elegance which formed it.
TAKEN FROM THE ARABIC.
If mortal hands thy peace destroy,
Or Friendship's gift bestow--
Wilt thou to Man ascribe the joy
To Man impute the woe?
'Tis God! --whose thought for various ends
The human lot dispose:
Around thee plants assisting Friends,
Or heaps avenging Foes.
Not from the Bow, the Deaths proceed,
But from the Archer's skill:
Who lends the winged shaft its speed--
And gives its power to kill.
The Small Ode which follows, will show there is a divine something besides the Divinity of Poetry, which animates remotest Climes. The English garb in which the British Bard has dressed it--owes to his hand that elegance which formed it.
TAKEN FROM THE ARABIC.
If mortal hands thy peace destroy,
Or Friendship's gift bestow--
Wilt thou to Man ascribe the joy
To Man impute the woe?
'Tis God! --whose thought for various ends
The human lot dispose:
Around thee plants assisting Friends,
Or heaps avenging Foes.
Not from the Bow, the Deaths proceed,
But from the Archer's skill:
Who lends the winged shaft its speed--
And gives its power to kill.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Arabic Ode
Divine Providence
God Joy Woe
Archer Metaphor
What entities or persons were involved?
Taken From The Arabic
Poem Details
Author
Taken From The Arabic
Subject
Divine Providence In Joy And Woe
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
'Tis God! Whose Thought For Various Ends
The Human Lot Dispose:
Not From The Bow, The Deaths Proceed,
But From The Archer's Skill: