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Poem
May 9, 1827
The Massachusetts Spy, And Worcester County Advertiser
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
In Thomas Moore's poem 'The Fountains,' the speaker discovers two adjacent fountains symbolizing Memory and Oblivion. He briefly drinks from Oblivion to forget love's pains but then from Memory to reclaim joys, choosing to remember both bliss and sorrow for fidelity to love.
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THE FOUNTAINS.
BY THOMAS MOORE.
I saw, from yonder silent cave,
Two fountains running side by side,
The one was Memory's limpid wave,
The other cold Oblivion's tide.
Oh Love! said I, in thoughtless dream,
As o'er my lips the Lethe pass'd,
Here in this dark and chilly stream,
Be all my pains forgot at last.
But who could bear that gloomy blank,
Where joy was lost as well as pain?
Quickly of Memory's fount I drank,
And brought the past all back again;
And said, Oh Love! whate'er my lot,
Still let this soul to thee be true—
Rather than have one bliss forgot,
Be all my pains remember'd too!
BY THOMAS MOORE.
I saw, from yonder silent cave,
Two fountains running side by side,
The one was Memory's limpid wave,
The other cold Oblivion's tide.
Oh Love! said I, in thoughtless dream,
As o'er my lips the Lethe pass'd,
Here in this dark and chilly stream,
Be all my pains forgot at last.
But who could bear that gloomy blank,
Where joy was lost as well as pain?
Quickly of Memory's fount I drank,
And brought the past all back again;
And said, Oh Love! whate'er my lot,
Still let this soul to thee be true—
Rather than have one bliss forgot,
Be all my pains remember'd too!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Fountains
Memory
Oblivion
Love
Lethe
Thomas Moore
What entities or persons were involved?
By Thomas Moore.
Poem Details
Title
The Fountains.
Author
By Thomas Moore.
Subject
On Memory And Oblivion In Love
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
I Saw, From Yonder Silent Cave,
Two Fountains Running Side By Side,
The One Was Memory's Limpid Wave,
The Other Cold Oblivion's Tide.
Rather Than Have One Bliss Forgot,
Be All My Pains Remember'd Too!