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Literary
August 11, 1830
Virginia Free Press & Farmers' Repository
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A reader submits a short poem to the American Daily Advertiser, observed in a hotel, promoting the moral lesson against swearing as vulgar, unwise, and irreverent toward the divine, with a reminder of mortality.
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OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
From the American Daily Advertiser.
Mr. Pouzson:—Some days since on entering a Hotel, I observed the following lines and thought them worthy a place in every bar-room: they ought to be inculcated in the first lessons of childhood.
SWEAR NOT AT ALL
It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme
Rudely appeal'd to, on each trifling theme;
Maintain your rank, vulgarity despise:
To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
You would not swear upon a bed of death;
Reflect, your maker now can stop your breath.
C. D.
Mr. Pouzson:—Some days since on entering a Hotel, I observed the following lines and thought them worthy a place in every bar-room: they ought to be inculcated in the first lessons of childhood.
SWEAR NOT AT ALL
It chills my blood to hear the blest Supreme
Rudely appeal'd to, on each trifling theme;
Maintain your rank, vulgarity despise:
To swear is neither brave, polite, nor wise.
You would not swear upon a bed of death;
Reflect, your maker now can stop your breath.
C. D.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Swearing
Profanity
Moral Instruction
Divine Reverence
Vulgarity
What entities or persons were involved?
C. D.
Literary Details
Title
Swear Not At All
Author
C. D.
Subject
Against Swearing
Key Lines
To Swear Is Neither Brave, Polite, Nor Wise.
Reflect, Your Maker Now Can Stop Your Breath.