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Poem
December 17, 1851
Lewisburg Chronicle
Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
A dying child desperately pleads with her father to abandon wine and stay with her on her deathbed, highlighting the perils of alcohol amid family loss after the mother's death.
Clipping
OCR Quality
70%
Good
Full Text
[Selected for the Chronicle.]
Temperance Poem.
Stay, father! stay! this night is wild
Oh! save me now your dying child;
I feel the icy hand of death
And short and sorrier grows my breath.
Stay, father! stay! e'en morning's light
May find me on the wings of flight.
And oh! anon, and ever after,
While thou, my father, art in laughter.
Stay, father, stay! my mother's gone,
Thou and I are left alone.
And from her death-bed, one groan
Us woe woe and she must die.
Stay, father! stay! oh! leave this wine!
The last to make thy child divine.
Think not, though now it seem to cheer,
Thee, me white joe as I lead.
Stay! father! stay! when next to thee
Weinste to mourn, to moan,
I ask but this, child woes,
And to hear a potts.
Stay, father! stay! once more I seek
Oh! come! post! to ye!
Taty wi hna dils daiend.
My last, my only earthly friend.
Temperance Poem.
Stay, father! stay! this night is wild
Oh! save me now your dying child;
I feel the icy hand of death
And short and sorrier grows my breath.
Stay, father! stay! e'en morning's light
May find me on the wings of flight.
And oh! anon, and ever after,
While thou, my father, art in laughter.
Stay, father, stay! my mother's gone,
Thou and I are left alone.
And from her death-bed, one groan
Us woe woe and she must die.
Stay, father! stay! oh! leave this wine!
The last to make thy child divine.
Think not, though now it seem to cheer,
Thee, me white joe as I lead.
Stay! father! stay! when next to thee
Weinste to mourn, to moan,
I ask but this, child woes,
And to hear a potts.
Stay, father! stay! once more I seek
Oh! come! post! to ye!
Taty wi hna dils daiend.
My last, my only earthly friend.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Temperance Moderation
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Temperance Poem
Dying Child
Father Plea
Alcohol Warning
Family Grief
Poem Details
Title
Temperance Poem.
Key Lines
Stay, Father! Stay! This Night Is Wild
Oh! Save Me Now Your Dying Child;
I Feel The Icy Hand Of Death
And Short And Sorrier Grows My Breath.
Stay, Father, Stay! My Mother's Gone,
Thou And I Are Left Alone.
And From Her Death Bed, One Groan
Us Woe Woe And She Must Die.
Stay, Father! Stay! Oh! Leave This Wine!
The Last To Make Thy Child Divine.
Think Not, Though Now It Seem To Cheer,
Thee, Me White Joe As I Lead.