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Poem
April 14, 1768
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
An elegy expressing persistent grief over the death of a beloved ('charmer'), where time fails to heal and memory perpetuates the pain across years.
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ELEGY.
An che in van per me pietaso, &c.
TIME, in pity to my woes,
Swiftly thro' the zodiac flies:
All, with him, to Lethe goes,
But my grief his pow'r defies.
II.
Quick he bears me from the scene
Where my charmer ceas'd to be:
Years of sorrow roll between,
What are years to grief and me?
III.
Hastening on his rapid race,
Time in vain wou'd succour bring;
Mem'ry, quite as swift of pace,
Ever hovers on his wing.
IV.
Memory, to my peace unkind,
Views, with keen retorted eye,
All, that e'er distress'd my mind,
Urg'd the tear, or warm'd the sigh.
V.
Cease, O memory, cease thy flight,
Clog no more the wings of time,
Nor, to coming age, unite
The dire tortures of my prime.
An che in van per me pietaso, &c.
TIME, in pity to my woes,
Swiftly thro' the zodiac flies:
All, with him, to Lethe goes,
But my grief his pow'r defies.
II.
Quick he bears me from the scene
Where my charmer ceas'd to be:
Years of sorrow roll between,
What are years to grief and me?
III.
Hastening on his rapid race,
Time in vain wou'd succour bring;
Mem'ry, quite as swift of pace,
Ever hovers on his wing.
IV.
Memory, to my peace unkind,
Views, with keen retorted eye,
All, that e'er distress'd my mind,
Urg'd the tear, or warm'd the sigh.
V.
Cease, O memory, cease thy flight,
Clog no more the wings of time,
Nor, to coming age, unite
The dire tortures of my prime.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Elegy Grief
Time Memory
Lost Charmer
Enduring Sorrow
Poem Details
Title
Elegy.
Subject
On Enduring Grief For A Lost Charmer
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Time, In Pity To My Woes,
Swiftly Thro' The Zodiac Flies:
All, With Him, To Lethe Goes,
But My Grief His Pow'r Defies.
Cease, O Memory, Cease Thy Flight,