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Poem
August 20, 1805
The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
What is this article about?
An article introduces a poem titled 'CLARA' by an accomplished female, sent with a golden crescent as a friendship memento amid recent domestic affliction. The poem uses the moon's light as a symbol of consoling friendship that eases sorrow and triumphs over death.
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.
The following elegant lines, from the pen of an accomplished female, accompanied a Golden Crescent, which was lately sent to another lady, as a small memento of friendship. They seem to me to have too much merit to be confined to the eye of her for whom they were solely intended, and to be more interesting for that melancholy hue, which they derive from a recent domestic affliction, and to which they so tenderly allude.
CLARA.
Sweet friend! this little emblem wear,
Of Cynthia's mild endearing light;
Oh! could it soothe thy ev'ry care,
And cheer thee in affliction's night,
Ne'er should thy bosom heave a sigh,
Nor one dark cloud obscure thy bliss;
But wing'd with joy, thy moments fly
In unalloyed happiness!
Vain wish! alas! too surely vain,
Since all are born to weep and die
To drag of grief a length'ning chain
And seek a refuge in the sky.
Yet FRIENDSHIP's sympathetic power,
Can still a soothing charm impart,
And when misfortune's darkest hour,
Illume the deep-desponding heart
Yes! like the pale Queen of night,
When pleasure's sunbeams disappear;
She sheds her safe benignant light,
Reflected from the dewy tear.
Far more refreshing to the mind,
Than all that splendour ever gave;
She shines a seraph, heav'n assign'd
To triumph even o'er the grave.
Then, when in absence doom'd to pine
Remembrance shall alone remain;
Oh! guard with care her sacred shrine,
Nor let her brightness know a wane
August 11.
The following elegant lines, from the pen of an accomplished female, accompanied a Golden Crescent, which was lately sent to another lady, as a small memento of friendship. They seem to me to have too much merit to be confined to the eye of her for whom they were solely intended, and to be more interesting for that melancholy hue, which they derive from a recent domestic affliction, and to which they so tenderly allude.
CLARA.
Sweet friend! this little emblem wear,
Of Cynthia's mild endearing light;
Oh! could it soothe thy ev'ry care,
And cheer thee in affliction's night,
Ne'er should thy bosom heave a sigh,
Nor one dark cloud obscure thy bliss;
But wing'd with joy, thy moments fly
In unalloyed happiness!
Vain wish! alas! too surely vain,
Since all are born to weep and die
To drag of grief a length'ning chain
And seek a refuge in the sky.
Yet FRIENDSHIP's sympathetic power,
Can still a soothing charm impart,
And when misfortune's darkest hour,
Illume the deep-desponding heart
Yes! like the pale Queen of night,
When pleasure's sunbeams disappear;
She sheds her safe benignant light,
Reflected from the dewy tear.
Far more refreshing to the mind,
Than all that splendour ever gave;
She shines a seraph, heav'n assign'd
To triumph even o'er the grave.
Then, when in absence doom'd to pine
Remembrance shall alone remain;
Oh! guard with care her sacred shrine,
Nor let her brightness know a wane
August 11.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Friendship Emblem
Consoling Moon
Domestic Affliction
Melancholy Verse
Sympathetic Power
What entities or persons were involved?
An Accomplished Female
Poem Details
Title
Clara.
Author
An Accomplished Female
Subject
Accompanying A Golden Crescent As Memento Of Friendship Amid Domestic Affliction
Key Lines
Sweet Friend! This Little Emblem Wear,
Of Cynthia's Mild Endearing Light;
Yet Friendship's Sympathetic Power,
Can Still A Soothing Charm Impart,
She Shines A Seraph, Heav'n Assign'd
To Triumph Even O'er The Grave.