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Poem
September 5, 1851
Pawtucket Gazette And Chronicle
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A speaker praises a woman's beauty, wit, and tenderness in vivid similes but confesses he cannot love her because she lacks money.
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OCR Quality
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THE REASON WHY.
Her eye was like the violet,
When morning dews were on it;
Her cheeks out-bloomed the damask rose
She wore on her spring bonnet;
Her lips like moistened rubies glowed,
Her hair was chestnut brown;
Her teeth were like the shining pearls
That grace a kingly crown.
Her wit was great—her foot was small—
Her waist was round and slender,
Her voice was sweet, her figure tall—
Her heart was very tender;
Yet though she was the sweetest girl
That e'er I chanced to view,
I could not love: the fact was this—
She hadn't got a sous!
Her eye was like the violet,
When morning dews were on it;
Her cheeks out-bloomed the damask rose
She wore on her spring bonnet;
Her lips like moistened rubies glowed,
Her hair was chestnut brown;
Her teeth were like the shining pearls
That grace a kingly crown.
Her wit was great—her foot was small—
Her waist was round and slender,
Her voice was sweet, her figure tall—
Her heart was very tender;
Yet though she was the sweetest girl
That e'er I chanced to view,
I could not love: the fact was this—
She hadn't got a sous!
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Beautiful Woman
Unrequited Love
Poverty
Wealth Barrier
Romantic Humor
Poem Details
Title
The Reason Why.
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Yet Though She Was The Sweetest Girl
That E'er I Chanced To View,
I Could Not Love: The Fact Was This—
She Hadn't Got A Sous!