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Poem
April 24, 1823
Martinsburgh Gazette
Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem titled 'A SOLACE' contemplates the comfort of dying in a loved one's embrace, mutual mourning after death, and eventual reunion in the grave and beyond.
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POETRY.
A SOLACE.
'Tis sweet to think, that, when I die,
There's one will hold my languid head,
And let me on her bosom lie,
Till every breath of life is fled.
And when those beaming eyes shall close,
And lose at last their fading ray,
Forever fixed in deep repose,
She'll watch beside my lifeless clay.
'Tis sweet to think, that, when I'm dead,
Her eye will pour its softest tear,
Her hand upon my green turf shed
The sweetest flowrets of the year.
'Tis sweet to think we both shall lie
Ere long within one common tomb,
'Til from Death's bond is released, we fly
To those blest realms beyond its gloom.
A SOLACE.
'Tis sweet to think, that, when I die,
There's one will hold my languid head,
And let me on her bosom lie,
Till every breath of life is fled.
And when those beaming eyes shall close,
And lose at last their fading ray,
Forever fixed in deep repose,
She'll watch beside my lifeless clay.
'Tis sweet to think, that, when I'm dead,
Her eye will pour its softest tear,
Her hand upon my green turf shed
The sweetest flowrets of the year.
'Tis sweet to think we both shall lie
Ere long within one common tomb,
'Til from Death's bond is released, we fly
To those blest realms beyond its gloom.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Solace In Death
Loved One Mourning
Eternal Reunion
Blest Realms
Poem Details
Title
A Solace
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
'Tis Sweet To Think, That, When I Die,
'Tis Sweet To Think We Both Shall Lie
Ere Long Within One Common Tomb,