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Poem
March 25, 1871
The Weekly Panola Star
Sardis, Batesville, Panola, Panola County, Mississippi
What is this article about?
A reflective prose piece praising the selfless qualities of women, who feel deeper pain for others' sadness, prefer reflected joy, rejoice in others' honor, delight in others' excellence, hide others' flaws, and devote themselves fully to kindness and tenderness.
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Full Text
Woman.
-There is one in the world who feels for him who is sad, a keener pang than he feels for himself: there is one to whom reflected joy is better than that which comes direct, there is one who rejoices in another's honor more than their own; there is one on whom another's transcendent excellence sheds no beam but that of delight; there is one who hides another's infirmities more faithfully than one's own; there is one who loses all sense of self in the sentiment of kindness, tenderness and devotion to another—that one is woman.
-There is one in the world who feels for him who is sad, a keener pang than he feels for himself: there is one to whom reflected joy is better than that which comes direct, there is one who rejoices in another's honor more than their own; there is one on whom another's transcendent excellence sheds no beam but that of delight; there is one who hides another's infirmities more faithfully than one's own; there is one who loses all sense of self in the sentiment of kindness, tenderness and devotion to another—that one is woman.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Poem
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Love Courtship
Friendship
What keywords are associated?
Woman
Devotion
Kindness
Selflessness
Tenderness
Poem Details
Title
Woman.
Key Lines
There Is One Who Loses All Sense Of Self In The Sentiment Of Kindness, Tenderness And Devotion To Another—That One Is Woman.