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Poem
July 5, 1875
The Star
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
What is this article about?
An elegy lamenting the burial of a brave soul in the frozen Polar Sea, far from England's meadows, where he gains eternal vision amid isolation and snow.
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OCR Quality
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His bones are laid:
Not where the lark salutes the day.
Nor where white lambs in meadows play
In the green shade.
He lies within a leafless land,
In the cold snow;
Where no kind foot or kindlier hand
Can visit him, or weave a band
To soften woe,
The white drift whirling all around
On sea and shore;
They took him from the ship ice-bound,
And laid him gently in the ground
For evermore.
And though no English larks shall throng
Above his grave,
To soothe his slumber with their song
He lies secure from mortal wrong--
O sweet and brave!
The secret of the Polar Sea
Is yet concealed;
But to thy vision, pure and free,
The secret of eternity
Has been revealed!
Not where the lark salutes the day.
Nor where white lambs in meadows play
In the green shade.
He lies within a leafless land,
In the cold snow;
Where no kind foot or kindlier hand
Can visit him, or weave a band
To soften woe,
The white drift whirling all around
On sea and shore;
They took him from the ship ice-bound,
And laid him gently in the ground
For evermore.
And though no English larks shall throng
Above his grave,
To soothe his slumber with their song
He lies secure from mortal wrong--
O sweet and brave!
The secret of the Polar Sea
Is yet concealed;
But to thy vision, pure and free,
The secret of eternity
Has been revealed!
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Polar Burial
Elegy Explorer
Eternal Vision
Icy Grave
English Larks
Poem Details
Subject
Burial In The Polar Sea
Key Lines
He Lies Within A Leafless Land,
In The Cold Snow;
They Took Him From The Ship Ice Bound,
And Laid Him Gently In The Ground
The Secret Of Eternity
Has Been Revealed!