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Poem
September 9, 1785
Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A humorous poem extolling the pleasures and benefits of reading newspapers, which provide daily knowledge, delight, wisdom, and revive social conversation.
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The PLEASURE resulting from reading NEWSPAPERS.
BARD sagacious, in a humorous way,
Aptly calls news, "the Manna of the day;"
And many a man most wretched we should meet,
Were he depriv'd of his diurnal sheet.
Pregnant at once with knowledge and delight
A newspaper does still attract the sight;
Yet we oft find, while o'er the sheet we bend,
Something to blame, as well as to commend.
By Journal, Register and Advertiser,
We grow more knowing, and we grow, too, wiser.
Suppose me now, with papers not a few,
With titles various, lying in my view;
Suppose me studiously exploring these,
Hints for my literary page to seize;
Inspecting these, attentively, I find
Employment endless for the active mind.
When conversation flags, and we in vain,
To keep our weari'd tongues, in motion strain
A sheet of News appearing, spreads delight,
And makes each face with expectation bright.
BARD sagacious, in a humorous way,
Aptly calls news, "the Manna of the day;"
And many a man most wretched we should meet,
Were he depriv'd of his diurnal sheet.
Pregnant at once with knowledge and delight
A newspaper does still attract the sight;
Yet we oft find, while o'er the sheet we bend,
Something to blame, as well as to commend.
By Journal, Register and Advertiser,
We grow more knowing, and we grow, too, wiser.
Suppose me now, with papers not a few,
With titles various, lying in my view;
Suppose me studiously exploring these,
Hints for my literary page to seize;
Inspecting these, attentively, I find
Employment endless for the active mind.
When conversation flags, and we in vain,
To keep our weari'd tongues, in motion strain
A sheet of News appearing, spreads delight,
And makes each face with expectation bright.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Newspapers
Reading Pleasure
Knowledge
Social Conversation
Humorous Verse
Poem Details
Title
The Pleasure Resulting From Reading Newspapers.
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Bard Sagacious, In A Humorous Way,
Aptly Calls News, "The Manna Of The Day;"
A Newspaper Does Still Attract The Sight;
By Journal, Register And Advertiser,
We Grow More Knowing, And We Grow, Too, Wiser.