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Poem
May 30, 1803
Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Fairies summon sea-nymphs from their underwater homes to join a pre-dawn morris dance on the amber sand, as morning light approaches and sea creatures retreat.
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Full Text
Selected Poetry.
THE FAIRIES TO THE SEA-NYMPHS.
BY MISS SEWARD.
Hasten from your coral caves
Every nymph, that sportive laves
In the green sea's cozy wells,
And gilds the fins and scales the shells!
Hasten, and our morrice join,
E'er the gaudy morning shine.
Rising from the foamy wave,
Instantly your aid we crave.
Come and trip it in sportive band,
Trackless on the amber sand.
Haste, or we must hence away,
Yet an hour, and all is day!
At your bidding from our seat
Shall the ocean monsters fleet;
Sea-nettle and sting fish glide
Back upon the refluent tide.
Haste, the dawn has streaked the cloud,
Hark! the village cock has crowed!
See the shades of night retire,
Hesper gleams with languid fire;
Quickly then our revel join,
The blush of morn is on the brine.
Loiterers, we must hence away,
Yonder breaks the orb of day!
THE FAIRIES TO THE SEA-NYMPHS.
BY MISS SEWARD.
Hasten from your coral caves
Every nymph, that sportive laves
In the green sea's cozy wells,
And gilds the fins and scales the shells!
Hasten, and our morrice join,
E'er the gaudy morning shine.
Rising from the foamy wave,
Instantly your aid we crave.
Come and trip it in sportive band,
Trackless on the amber sand.
Haste, or we must hence away,
Yet an hour, and all is day!
At your bidding from our seat
Shall the ocean monsters fleet;
Sea-nettle and sting fish glide
Back upon the refluent tide.
Haste, the dawn has streaked the cloud,
Hark! the village cock has crowed!
See the shades of night retire,
Hesper gleams with languid fire;
Quickly then our revel join,
The blush of morn is on the brine.
Loiterers, we must hence away,
Yonder breaks the orb of day!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Fairies
Sea Nymphs
Dawn
Morris Dance
Revel
Seaward
Coral Caves
Amber Sand
What entities or persons were involved?
By Miss Seward.
Poem Details
Title
The Fairies To The Sea Nymphs.
Author
By Miss Seward.
Subject
Fairies Inviting Sea Nymphs To Dawn Revel
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Hasten From Your Coral Caves
Every Nymph, That Sportive Laves
In The Green Sea's Cozy Wells,
And Gilds The Fins And Scales The Shells!
Hasten, And Our Morrice Join,