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Poem
March 21, 1795
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A satirical poem critiquing societal insincerity, flattery, false love, declining press freedom, and political factionalism, predicting or wishing for the world and press to be remade.
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THE WORLD DONE OVER.
WHY should we our time mis-spend,
Or even the Lady done o'er, or the Jailor;
A more serious matter, I now will discover,
The World—the whole World—will be shortly done over.
Mark how the mean wretch oft his mean patron flatters,
But in his adversity tears him to tatters;
And thus since sincerity turns a mere rover,
The World, we may think, will be shortly done over.
The lover excells the proud pa-tron in lies, Sir,
The Sun is eclips'd by his mistress eyes, Sir,
Thus since we can scarcely discern a just lover,
The world, pretty misses will soon be done over.
The fall of the Press—but I scarcely dare to hint it:
For should I say much, there's no printer dare print it;
Poor freedom's so dull, we shall never recover,
Thus the Press and the World will be shortly done over.
Tho' faction may from public virtue detract, sir,
I wish to depend on plain matter of fact, Sir;
But honor this sentiment dares to discover—
May the Press and the World be together done over.
WHY should we our time mis-spend,
Or even the Lady done o'er, or the Jailor;
A more serious matter, I now will discover,
The World—the whole World—will be shortly done over.
Mark how the mean wretch oft his mean patron flatters,
But in his adversity tears him to tatters;
And thus since sincerity turns a mere rover,
The World, we may think, will be shortly done over.
The lover excells the proud pa-tron in lies, Sir,
The Sun is eclips'd by his mistress eyes, Sir,
Thus since we can scarcely discern a just lover,
The world, pretty misses will soon be done over.
The fall of the Press—but I scarcely dare to hint it:
For should I say much, there's no printer dare print it;
Poor freedom's so dull, we shall never recover,
Thus the Press and the World will be shortly done over.
Tho' faction may from public virtue detract, sir,
I wish to depend on plain matter of fact, Sir;
But honor this sentiment dares to discover—
May the Press and the World be together done over.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Political
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
World Done Over
Satire Society
Press Freedom
Insincerity
Flattery
False Love
Political Faction
Poem Details
Title
The World Done Over.
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
The World—The Whole World—Will Be Shortly Done Over.
Thus The Press And The World Will Be Shortly Done Over.
May The Press And The World Be Together Done Over.