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Poem
September 8, 1882
Washington Standard
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
What is this article about?
Satirical poem contrasting rough Puritan ancestors who toiled and arrived on the Mayflower with their modern, languid descendants who boast of their noble 'blue blood' from Plymouth Rock.
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OUR BLUE BLOOD.
Oceans of ink have flowed
Outturned elbow shouldered hoe
A son in the coot browned, and rough,
With pantaloons.
Slim-scant night behind.
All tall ash oil, you can,
And hap as the best that tew
About the naught of books they knew.
Save on the road it twilight hour
Brought with them in the stanch Mayflower.
A pretty lady, thin and white
In a hammock swinging light.
Languishes, and in the shade
Devours thyme and lemonade:
While bending near her lover sighs,
And gently fans away the flies.
She murmurs
"'Tis so nice that we
Are neither of low family.
But of old Puritan stock
That landed upon Plymouth Rock."
-Harvard Lampoon
Oceans of ink have flowed
Outturned elbow shouldered hoe
A son in the coot browned, and rough,
With pantaloons.
Slim-scant night behind.
All tall ash oil, you can,
And hap as the best that tew
About the naught of books they knew.
Save on the road it twilight hour
Brought with them in the stanch Mayflower.
A pretty lady, thin and white
In a hammock swinging light.
Languishes, and in the shade
Devours thyme and lemonade:
While bending near her lover sighs,
And gently fans away the flies.
She murmurs
"'Tis so nice that we
Are neither of low family.
But of old Puritan stock
That landed upon Plymouth Rock."
-Harvard Lampoon
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Blue Blood
Puritan Stock
Plymouth Rock
Mayflower
Satire
What entities or persons were involved?
Harvard Lampoon
Poem Details
Title
Our Blue Blood.
Author
Harvard Lampoon
Key Lines
"'Tis So Nice That We / Are Neither Of Low Family. / But Of Old Puritan Stock / That Landed Upon Plymouth Rock."