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Poem
May 30, 1751
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
A New Year's ode praising tobacco as a blessing of peace after war, extolling Britain's naval power protecting Virginia's tobacco fleets, and the serene pleasures of smoking in a free society. Structured with recitatives, airs, and chorus.
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A PIPE OF TOBACCO:
A New-Year's ODE.
RECITATIVE.
Battle-array, big with Horror is fled,
And Olive-rob'd Peace again lifts up her Head.
Sing, ye Muses, Tobacco, the Blessing of Peace;
Was ever a Nation so blest as this
AIR.
When Summer Suns grow red with Heat,
Tobacco tempers Phoebus' Ire,
When wintry Storms around us beat,
Tobacco cheers with gentle Fire.
Yellow Autumn, youthful Spring,
In thy Praises jointly sing.
RECITATIVO.
Like Neptune, Caesar guards Virginian Fleets,
Fraught with Tobacco's balmy Sweets
Old Ocean trembles at Britannia's Pow'r,
And Boreas is afraid to roar.
AIR.
Happy Mortal! he who knows
Pleasure which a Pipe bestows;
Curling Eddies climb the Room,
Wafting round a mild Perfume,
RECITATIVO.
Let foreign Climes the Vine and Orange boast,
While Wastes of War deform the teeming Coast;
Britannia, distant from each hostile Sound,
Enjoys a Pipe, with Ease and Freedom crown'd;
E'en restless Faction finds itself most free,
Or if a Slave, a Slave to Liberty.
AIR.
Smiling Years that gayly run,
Round the Zodiack with the Sun,
Tell, if ever you have seen
Realms of quiet and serene.
British Sons no longer now
Hurl the Bar, or twang the Bow,
Nor of Crimson Combat think,
But securely smoke and drink.
CHORUS.
Smiling Years, that gayly run
Round the Zodiack with the Sun,
Tell, if ever you have seen
Realms of quiet and serene.
A New-Year's ODE.
RECITATIVE.
Battle-array, big with Horror is fled,
And Olive-rob'd Peace again lifts up her Head.
Sing, ye Muses, Tobacco, the Blessing of Peace;
Was ever a Nation so blest as this
AIR.
When Summer Suns grow red with Heat,
Tobacco tempers Phoebus' Ire,
When wintry Storms around us beat,
Tobacco cheers with gentle Fire.
Yellow Autumn, youthful Spring,
In thy Praises jointly sing.
RECITATIVO.
Like Neptune, Caesar guards Virginian Fleets,
Fraught with Tobacco's balmy Sweets
Old Ocean trembles at Britannia's Pow'r,
And Boreas is afraid to roar.
AIR.
Happy Mortal! he who knows
Pleasure which a Pipe bestows;
Curling Eddies climb the Room,
Wafting round a mild Perfume,
RECITATIVO.
Let foreign Climes the Vine and Orange boast,
While Wastes of War deform the teeming Coast;
Britannia, distant from each hostile Sound,
Enjoys a Pipe, with Ease and Freedom crown'd;
E'en restless Faction finds itself most free,
Or if a Slave, a Slave to Liberty.
AIR.
Smiling Years that gayly run,
Round the Zodiack with the Sun,
Tell, if ever you have seen
Realms of quiet and serene.
British Sons no longer now
Hurl the Bar, or twang the Bow,
Nor of Crimson Combat think,
But securely smoke and drink.
CHORUS.
Smiling Years, that gayly run
Round the Zodiack with the Sun,
Tell, if ever you have seen
Realms of quiet and serene.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
War Military
Liberty Independence
What keywords are associated?
Tobacco Ode
New Year
Peace Britain
Virginian Fleets
Pipe Pleasure
Britannia Power
Poem Details
Title
A Pipe Of Tobacco: A New Year's Ode.
Subject
New Year's Celebration Of Peace And Tobacco
Form / Style
Structured With Recitatives, Airs, And Chorus In Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
Sing, Ye Muses, Tobacco, The Blessing Of Peace;
Tobacco Tempers Phoebus' Ire,
Britannia, Distant From Each Hostile Sound, Enjoys A Pipe, With Ease And Freedom Crown'd;
British Sons No Longer Now Hurl The Bar, Or Twang The Bow,