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Poem
July 13, 1860
Union County Star And Lewisburg Chronicle
Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Sonnet by Daniel Webster, titled 'The Memory of the Heart,' contrasting the fleeting memory of the brain with the enduring memory of the heart for friendship and love, written in an American friend's album during his 1851 visit to England.
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Sonnet, by Daniel Webster.
The following sonnet was written by Mr. Webster in
the album of an American friend while on his visit to
England. Our readers, we believe, will agree with us in
thinking it a happy idea happily expressed.
THE MEMORY OF THE HEART.
If stores of dry and learned lore we gain.
Close keep them in the memory of the brain;
Names, things, and facts—what we knowledge call.
There is the common ledger for them all;
And images on this cold surface traced.
Make slight impression, and are soon effaced.
But we've a page more glowing, and more bright,
On which our friendship and our love to write;
That these may never from the soul depart,
We trust them to the memory of the heart.
There is no dimming—here no effacement here:
Each new pulsation keeps the record clear:
Warm golden letters all the tablet fill,
Nor lose their luster till the heart stands still.
London, November 19, 1851.
The following sonnet was written by Mr. Webster in
the album of an American friend while on his visit to
England. Our readers, we believe, will agree with us in
thinking it a happy idea happily expressed.
THE MEMORY OF THE HEART.
If stores of dry and learned lore we gain.
Close keep them in the memory of the brain;
Names, things, and facts—what we knowledge call.
There is the common ledger for them all;
And images on this cold surface traced.
Make slight impression, and are soon effaced.
But we've a page more glowing, and more bright,
On which our friendship and our love to write;
That these may never from the soul depart,
We trust them to the memory of the heart.
There is no dimming—here no effacement here:
Each new pulsation keeps the record clear:
Warm golden letters all the tablet fill,
Nor lose their luster till the heart stands still.
London, November 19, 1851.
What sub-type of article is it?
Sonnet
What themes does it cover?
Friendship
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Sonnet
Memory Heart
Daniel Webster
Friendship
Love
England Visit
What entities or persons were involved?
Daniel Webster
Poem Details
Title
The Memory Of The Heart.
Author
Daniel Webster
Subject
Written In The Album Of An American Friend While On His Visit To England
Key Lines
We Trust Them To The Memory Of The Heart.
There Is No Dimming—Here No Effacement Here:
Each New Pulsation Keeps The Record Clear:
Warm Golden Letters All The Tablet Fill,
Nor Lose Their Luster Till The Heart Stands Still.