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Poem
July 18, 1788
The New York Journal, And Daily Patriotic Register
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
A lyrical song in which a woman beseeches a bird to comfort her absent lover laboring in the fields, expresses her mourning during his toil, and promises a nest in her garden rose tree as gratitude for the bird's aid.
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OCR Quality
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Full Text
POET'S CORNER.
SONG.
Introduced into the Tale—The new Sylph.
or Guardian Angel.
As Love has hid him to the field:
Attend him, tuneful bird
Some solace to his labour yield,
And let thy song be heard.
My weary looks around I cast.
And in his absence mourn;
But when the toiling day is past.
Oh hasten his return!
A rose-tree in our garden grows,
With clustering branches prest—
And underneath my fav'rite rose
I'll let thee build thy nest.
For the kind office that I ask,
My gratitude thou'lt see:
And 'till 'twill prove my dearest task,
To guard thy young and thee!
SONG.
Introduced into the Tale—The new Sylph.
or Guardian Angel.
As Love has hid him to the field:
Attend him, tuneful bird
Some solace to his labour yield,
And let thy song be heard.
My weary looks around I cast.
And in his absence mourn;
But when the toiling day is past.
Oh hasten his return!
A rose-tree in our garden grows,
With clustering branches prest—
And underneath my fav'rite rose
I'll let thee build thy nest.
For the kind office that I ask,
My gratitude thou'lt see:
And 'till 'twill prove my dearest task,
To guard thy young and thee!
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Love Absence
Tuneful Bird
Rose Tree Nest
Labour Field
Guardian Angel
Poem Details
Title
Song.
Subject
Introduced Into The Tale—The New Sylph. Or Guardian Angel.
Key Lines
As Love Has Hid Him To The Field:
Attend Him, Tuneful Bird
Some Solace To His Labour Yield,
And Let Thy Song Be Heard.
Oh Hasten His Return!