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Poem
June 23, 1768
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
A poetic response thanking a young donor for a gift of fruits and flowers, expressing hope to reciprocate, admiring specific items like the carnation and pineapple, and referencing a rebus puzzle with numbered fruits.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Answer to the REBUS and PLATE of FRUIT.
With thanks for his fruit and sweet flow'r:
And she hopes e'er 'tis long the kind donor to see,
To return him the best in her pow'r.
The charming CARNATION she fondly admires,
Rebus.
The Apricot, Nonpareil too I. 2.
The Peach, with the Gooseberry and Currants require 3. 4. 5.
Her thanks to the youth whom they're due.
The Strawberry and Cherry, the kindly accepts, 6. 7.
But o'er all that sweet fruit which comes last:
The royal Pine Apple, for Kings and for Queens 8.
A delicate charming repast.
With thanks for his fruit and sweet flow'r:
And she hopes e'er 'tis long the kind donor to see,
To return him the best in her pow'r.
The charming CARNATION she fondly admires,
Rebus.
The Apricot, Nonpareil too I. 2.
The Peach, with the Gooseberry and Currants require 3. 4. 5.
Her thanks to the youth whom they're due.
The Strawberry and Cherry, the kindly accepts, 6. 7.
But o'er all that sweet fruit which comes last:
The royal Pine Apple, for Kings and for Queens 8.
A delicate charming repast.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Verse Letter
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Rebus
Fruit Gift
Carnation
Pineapple
Thanks
Donor
Poem Details
Title
Answer To The Rebus And Plate Of Fruit.
Subject
Thanks For Gift Of Fruit And Flowers
Form / Style
Rhymed Verse
Key Lines
With Thanks For His Fruit And Sweet Flow'r:
The Charming Carnation She Fondly Admires,
The Royal Pine Apple, For Kings And For Queens 8.
A Delicate Charming Repast.