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Poem
November 25, 1820
The Alexandrian: A Commercial, Agricultural And Literary Journal
Alexandria, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A lament for a young wanderer who died alone, far from family and friends, now resting forgotten in a lonely grave.
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RETREAT OF THE MUSES.
FOR THE ALEXANDRIAN.
THE WANDERER'S GRAVE.
Retired and lonely's the spot,
Where the wand'rer in silence reposes,
His grief and his sorrows forgot,
In the grave that his relics encloses.
No tears of a brother are shed
Where the dark weeds neglectingly wave;
No friend ever mourns for the dead
Or visits the wand'rer's lone grave.
No father's or mother's affection
Was here ever told with a tear;
For 'twas the youth's sad recollection
He'd left all who'd mourn'd o'er his bier.
He had left them in hope's brightest hour
When fancy illumin'd the scene;
But alas! like the immature flower
Dark winter had nipp'd it while green.
And blighted with it the ripe bloom
That lit up his features of joy.
Till nought but the dark-closing tomb
Could griefs of the wand'rer destroy.
He often had thought of the friends
Whom he had loved with sincerity true,
But a sad retrospect only lends
To despondency a still darker hue.
And now he's forgotten his griefs
And the sad recollections they gave,
And calmly and silently sleeps
In a place call'd the wanderer's grave.
HILARIAN
FOR THE ALEXANDRIAN.
THE WANDERER'S GRAVE.
Retired and lonely's the spot,
Where the wand'rer in silence reposes,
His grief and his sorrows forgot,
In the grave that his relics encloses.
No tears of a brother are shed
Where the dark weeds neglectingly wave;
No friend ever mourns for the dead
Or visits the wand'rer's lone grave.
No father's or mother's affection
Was here ever told with a tear;
For 'twas the youth's sad recollection
He'd left all who'd mourn'd o'er his bier.
He had left them in hope's brightest hour
When fancy illumin'd the scene;
But alas! like the immature flower
Dark winter had nipp'd it while green.
And blighted with it the ripe bloom
That lit up his features of joy.
Till nought but the dark-closing tomb
Could griefs of the wand'rer destroy.
He often had thought of the friends
Whom he had loved with sincerity true,
But a sad retrospect only lends
To despondency a still darker hue.
And now he's forgotten his griefs
And the sad recollections they gave,
And calmly and silently sleeps
In a place call'd the wanderer's grave.
HILARIAN
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
What keywords are associated?
Wanderer Grave
Lonely Death
Youth Sorrow
Forgotten Friends
Elegiac Lament
What entities or persons were involved?
Hilarian
Poem Details
Title
The Wanderer's Grave.
Author
Hilarian
Subject
The Wanderer's Lonely Death
Form / Style
Quatrains With Abab Rhyme Scheme
Key Lines
Retired And Lonely's The Spot,
Where The Wand'rer In Silence Reposes,
His Grief And His Sorrows Forgot,
In The Grave That His Relics Encloses.
And Now He's Forgotten His Griefs
And The Sad Recollections They Gave,
And Calmly And Silently Sleeps
In A Place Call'd The Wanderer's Grave.