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Poem
October 29, 1819
Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
Elegy mourning the unmarked grave of General Montgomery, killed at Quebec's Abraham Heights in 1775. Rebukes ungrateful Columbia for neglecting him, yet affirms his enduring fame in glory's temple.
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FOR THE KENTUCKY GAZETTE.
THE WARRIOR'S GRAVE.
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
Oh! shew me the grave of the gallant Montgomery,
who fell for his country on Abraham's heights:
Oh! is there no tomb to hand down his memory,
And snatch from oblivion eternity's rights.
No! Columbia ungrateful, thy conscience reprove thee,
Thou hast slighted thy valiant, thy noblest son;
Oh! haste whilst thou may to repair the sad injury.
For Columbia ungrateful, is Columbia undone
But the name of Montgomery, like a rivulet perennial
Shall glide through the vista of unnumbered years,
Shall strengthen its course till the approaching millenium,
When it shall sweep o'er its banks by the tribute of tears.
High on a column in fame's brilliant Temple,
Is the name of the hero by glory inscribed;
There his deeds are recorded, his honors are ample,
And the neglect of his country in life he shall behold, no scrus.
Frankfort, Oct. 1819.
THE WARRIOR'S GRAVE.
"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
Oh! shew me the grave of the gallant Montgomery,
who fell for his country on Abraham's heights:
Oh! is there no tomb to hand down his memory,
And snatch from oblivion eternity's rights.
No! Columbia ungrateful, thy conscience reprove thee,
Thou hast slighted thy valiant, thy noblest son;
Oh! haste whilst thou may to repair the sad injury.
For Columbia ungrateful, is Columbia undone
But the name of Montgomery, like a rivulet perennial
Shall glide through the vista of unnumbered years,
Shall strengthen its course till the approaching millenium,
When it shall sweep o'er its banks by the tribute of tears.
High on a column in fame's brilliant Temple,
Is the name of the hero by glory inscribed;
There his deeds are recorded, his honors are ample,
And the neglect of his country in life he shall behold, no scrus.
Frankfort, Oct. 1819.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Patriotism
War Military
What keywords are associated?
Montgomery
Warrior Grave
Abraham Heights
Columbia
Patria Mori
Frankfort 1819
Poem Details
Title
The Warrior's Grave.
Subject
Lament For General Montgomery's Grave
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
"Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori."
Oh! Shew Me The Grave Of The Gallant Montgomery,
Who Fell For His Country On Abraham's Heights:
No! Columbia Ungrateful, Thy Conscience Reprove Thee,