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Literary
May 25, 1826
The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
A lyrical poem using imagery of a flower and serene sky destroyed by storm to metaphorically depict the transient nature of love's bliss, which blooms only to die and fade away.
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POETRY.
For the Rhode-Island Republican.
STANZAS.
I saw at eve a lovely flower,
With stem erect and blossoms fair
That sweetly shed at that lone hour
Its dewy fragrance in the air.
I saw that flower again at morn,
The sweeping blast had rudely blown;
Its stem was broke,—its root uptorn
And on the ground its leaves were strown.
I saw the summer sky serene.
The waning moon was clear and bright;
No sound was heard,—no cloud was seen,
To veil the loveliness of night.
I look'd again—a stormy cloud,
That placid sky had overcast,
And peals of thunder echoed loud,
Amid the howling of the blast.
Like that frail flower and that false sky,
Will Love's sweet dream of bliss decay;
For O! it only blooms to die;
'Tis only bright,—to fade away.
For the Rhode-Island Republican.
STANZAS.
I saw at eve a lovely flower,
With stem erect and blossoms fair
That sweetly shed at that lone hour
Its dewy fragrance in the air.
I saw that flower again at morn,
The sweeping blast had rudely blown;
Its stem was broke,—its root uptorn
And on the ground its leaves were strown.
I saw the summer sky serene.
The waning moon was clear and bright;
No sound was heard,—no cloud was seen,
To veil the loveliness of night.
I look'd again—a stormy cloud,
That placid sky had overcast,
And peals of thunder echoed loud,
Amid the howling of the blast.
Like that frail flower and that false sky,
Will Love's sweet dream of bliss decay;
For O! it only blooms to die;
'Tis only bright,—to fade away.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Death Mortality
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Flower Metaphor
Love Decay
Nature Transience
Fleeting Beauty
Stormy Sky
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Like That Frail Flower And That False Sky,
Will Love's Sweet Dream Of Bliss Decay;
For O! It Only Blooms To Die;
'Tis Only Bright,—To Fade Away.