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Literary
November 13, 1833
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A poem contrasting the serene beauty of a summer evening with a stormy winter sunset, using the sun's path through clouds as an allegory for the Christian's journey through trials to eternal light and resurrection.
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How bright, and yet how calm this eve:
Above, below, all seems to me
So lovely, that we might believe
'Twas nature's jubilee--
For earth and sky, this glorious even,
Seem glowing with the hues of heaven.
How beautiful that vivid sky,
Lit by the parting sun's last rays?
We gaze till it appears more nigh--
And fancy, as we gaze,
That deep blue sky a boundless sea,
Covered with vessels gloriously.
Yes! each dark cloud a bark appears
Each whiter on the foam--
There one to distant countries steers,
While these sail quick towards home;
And all look most intensely bright,
Glowing in heaven's own glorious light.
Turn now towards the earth, and even there
All is beauty and repose--
The perfume-breathing evening air
Is wafted o'er the rose;
While a thousand bright and glowing flowers
Are cooled with dew in these evening hours.
And hushed the skylark's merry song,
And silent all the humming bees:
The soft west wind, that sighs along
Those gently waving trees,
Seems to lament each parting ray,
Until the next return of day.
WINTER EVENING.
The bright and glowing summer's past;
'Tis winter, and in storm and rain
The day was darkened-now at last
The sun appears again-
And for a moment glads our sight,
And seen midst clouds seems doubly bright.
Again look upwards-once again
Behold the wintry sun has set;
None of these summer barks remain :
A nobler image yet
Strikes on the Christian gazer's mind,
And leaves all others far behind.
The sun whose way through that expanse
Has been, since first his course began,
Through storms and clouds, seems to our glance
A fitting type of man-
For thus the Christian's narrow way
With clouds is darkened day by day:
Thus, as the sun in winter's gloom
Sinks more than ever bright,
The Christian's hopes his ways illume,
And gild his path with light :
As the sun sets, the Christian dies-
Both of a brighter, happier day to rise
Above, below, all seems to me
So lovely, that we might believe
'Twas nature's jubilee--
For earth and sky, this glorious even,
Seem glowing with the hues of heaven.
How beautiful that vivid sky,
Lit by the parting sun's last rays?
We gaze till it appears more nigh--
And fancy, as we gaze,
That deep blue sky a boundless sea,
Covered with vessels gloriously.
Yes! each dark cloud a bark appears
Each whiter on the foam--
There one to distant countries steers,
While these sail quick towards home;
And all look most intensely bright,
Glowing in heaven's own glorious light.
Turn now towards the earth, and even there
All is beauty and repose--
The perfume-breathing evening air
Is wafted o'er the rose;
While a thousand bright and glowing flowers
Are cooled with dew in these evening hours.
And hushed the skylark's merry song,
And silent all the humming bees:
The soft west wind, that sighs along
Those gently waving trees,
Seems to lament each parting ray,
Until the next return of day.
WINTER EVENING.
The bright and glowing summer's past;
'Tis winter, and in storm and rain
The day was darkened-now at last
The sun appears again-
And for a moment glads our sight,
And seen midst clouds seems doubly bright.
Again look upwards-once again
Behold the wintry sun has set;
None of these summer barks remain :
A nobler image yet
Strikes on the Christian gazer's mind,
And leaves all others far behind.
The sun whose way through that expanse
Has been, since first his course began,
Through storms and clouds, seems to our glance
A fitting type of man-
For thus the Christian's narrow way
With clouds is darkened day by day:
Thus, as the sun in winter's gloom
Sinks more than ever bright,
The Christian's hopes his ways illume,
And gild his path with light :
As the sun sets, the Christian dies-
Both of a brighter, happier day to rise
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Allegory
What themes does it cover?
Religious
Nature
Death Mortality
What keywords are associated?
Summer Evening
Winter Sunset
Christian Allegory
Nature Beauty
Sun Metaphor
Resurrection Hope
Literary Details
Key Lines
How Bright, And Yet How Calm This Eve:
Above, Below, All Seems To Me
So Lovely, That We Might Believe
'Twas Nature's Jubilee
The Sun Whose Way Through That Expanse
Has Been, Since First His Course Began,
Through Storms And Clouds, Seems To Our Glance
A Fitting Type Of Man
Thus, As The Sun In Winter's Gloom
Sinks More Than Ever Bright,
The Christian's Hopes His Ways Illume,
And Gild His Path With Light :
As The Sun Sets, The Christian Dies
Both Of A Brighter, Happier Day To Rise