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Literary
January 16, 1828
Virginia Statesman
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A reflective poem on the close of 1827, contemplating the deaths of loved ones at different life stages, the grief of survivors, and life's inherent sorrows, signed 'ALFRED'.
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POETRY.
FROM THE NEW YORK STATESMAN, OF DEC. 31, 1827.
THOUGHTS ON THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR.
A Year has fled!
And time has numbered with the dead
Hearts lov'd and dear.
Wringing full many a tear
Above their clay-cold bed.
As flowers of Spring
Some fell in bud and blossoming,
Some with grey hairs,
And brows o'ercast by pains and cares.
Courted Death's withering
With dull delay
Some saw life's stream slow ebb away,
While some the stroke
That rent yon fire-scathed oak
Fell quickly, than they.
A parent's wail
Still floats upon the passing gale
And childhood weeps,
With tearful eyes, the sire who sleeps
Beneath that marble pale
Then what is life?
A scene with grief and anguish rife,
An infant's moan,
A funeral knell, a saddening tone.
And this shall of life.
ALFRED
FROM THE NEW YORK STATESMAN, OF DEC. 31, 1827.
THOUGHTS ON THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR.
A Year has fled!
And time has numbered with the dead
Hearts lov'd and dear.
Wringing full many a tear
Above their clay-cold bed.
As flowers of Spring
Some fell in bud and blossoming,
Some with grey hairs,
And brows o'ercast by pains and cares.
Courted Death's withering
With dull delay
Some saw life's stream slow ebb away,
While some the stroke
That rent yon fire-scathed oak
Fell quickly, than they.
A parent's wail
Still floats upon the passing gale
And childhood weeps,
With tearful eyes, the sire who sleeps
Beneath that marble pale
Then what is life?
A scene with grief and anguish rife,
An infant's moan,
A funeral knell, a saddening tone.
And this shall of life.
ALFRED
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Death Mortality
Seasonal Cycle
What keywords are associated?
Year Close
Mortality
Death Reflection
Grief
Life Sorrow
What entities or persons were involved?
Alfred
Literary Details
Title
Thoughts On The Close Of The Year.
Author
Alfred
Subject
Thoughts On The Close Of The Year
Key Lines
A Year Has Fled!
And Time Has Numbered With The Dead
Hearts Lov'd And Dear.
Wringing Full Many A Tear
Above Their Clay Cold Bed.
Then What Is Life?
A Scene With Grief And Anguish Rife,
An Infant's Moan,
A Funeral Knell, A Saddening Tone.
And This Shall Of Life.