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Poem
May 26, 1888
The Woman's Tribune
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
Poem praising women's courage and nobility in facing love, suffering, and death, with examples from a Roman wife (Arria) who suicides to inspire her husband and Cleopatra who chooses death over subjugation.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
"THIS MUCH."
"This must at least be granted to the sex,
That woman is no coward fronting fate,
Sublime in love, in suffering, in death,
She treads all terrors down in deep disdain
As stars tread out the blackness of the sky,
In silent grandeur. Such the Roman wife
Who drew the dagger from her husband's hand
And stabbed herself to teach him how to die.
Then, smiling said, 'It's not painful, Pætus;'
Such the proud queen who would have flung away
A kingdom for her lover like a pearl,
Yet scorned to wear the victor's gilded chain
Or trail her royal robes in Roman streets,
So from the asp took swift and sudden death.
Self-slain in all her splendor like a queen,
With Egypt's crown still resting on her brow."
—Lady Wilde in Woman's World
"This must at least be granted to the sex,
That woman is no coward fronting fate,
Sublime in love, in suffering, in death,
She treads all terrors down in deep disdain
As stars tread out the blackness of the sky,
In silent grandeur. Such the Roman wife
Who drew the dagger from her husband's hand
And stabbed herself to teach him how to die.
Then, smiling said, 'It's not painful, Pætus;'
Such the proud queen who would have flung away
A kingdom for her lover like a pearl,
Yet scorned to wear the victor's gilded chain
Or trail her royal robes in Roman streets,
So from the asp took swift and sudden death.
Self-slain in all her splendor like a queen,
With Egypt's crown still resting on her brow."
—Lady Wilde in Woman's World
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Women Courage
Roman Wife
Cleopatra
Love Death
Lady Wilde
What entities or persons were involved?
Lady Wilde
Poem Details
Title
"This Much."
Author
Lady Wilde
Subject
Women's Courage In Love And Death
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Sublime In Love, In Suffering, In Death,
She Treads All Terrors Down In Deep Disdain
Then, Smiling Said, 'It's Not Painful, Pætus;'