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Poem
August 28, 1886
The Ottawa Free Trader
Ottawa, La Salle County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem by Eugene Field depicting a man on Christmas night holding a 'dear hand' that brings joy and nostalgia, revealed in the end as a 'bobtail flush' in poker, blending romance with humor.
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The Same Dear Hand.
The bells ring out a happy sound,
The earth is mantled o'er with white,
It is the merry Christmas night,
And love and mirth and joy abound
And here sit you, and here sit I-
I should be happiest in the land,
For oh! I hold the same dear hand
I've held for many a year gone by.
It is not withered up with care--
It is as fresh and fair to see--
As sweet to hold and dear to me
As when the chimes upon the air.
Of Christmas nights of years ago,
I held the same dear little thing
And felt its soft caresses bring
The flushes to my throbbing brow.
Oh, we were born to never part-
This little hand I hold tonight
And so, with strange delight
I press it to my beating heart.
And in the midnight's solemn hush
I bless the little hand I hold--
In broken whispers be it told--
It is the old-time bobtail flush.
-Eugene Field.
The bells ring out a happy sound,
The earth is mantled o'er with white,
It is the merry Christmas night,
And love and mirth and joy abound
And here sit you, and here sit I-
I should be happiest in the land,
For oh! I hold the same dear hand
I've held for many a year gone by.
It is not withered up with care--
It is as fresh and fair to see--
As sweet to hold and dear to me
As when the chimes upon the air.
Of Christmas nights of years ago,
I held the same dear little thing
And felt its soft caresses bring
The flushes to my throbbing brow.
Oh, we were born to never part-
This little hand I hold tonight
And so, with strange delight
I press it to my beating heart.
And in the midnight's solemn hush
I bless the little hand I hold--
In broken whispers be it told--
It is the old-time bobtail flush.
-Eugene Field.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Song
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
Marriage Celebration
What keywords are associated?
Christmas Night
Dear Hand
Enduring Love
Bobtail Flush
Eugene Field
Poker Humor
What entities or persons were involved?
Eugene Field
Poem Details
Title
The Same Dear Hand.
Author
Eugene Field
Subject
Merry Christmas Night
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas
Key Lines
I Should Be Happiest In The Land,
For Oh! I Hold The Same Dear Hand
I've Held For Many A Year Gone By.
It Is The Old Time Bobtail Flush.