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Poem
May 26, 1824
The Hillsborough Recorder
Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
A reflective poem on the three epochs of life: the innocence of birth, the fulfillment of marriage, and the inevitability of death across all ages.
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From the Petersburg Intelligencer.
THE THREE EPOCHS OF LIFE.
Birth, Marriage and death,
Behold the lovely infant's fragile form,
How sweet, how innocent it lies:
What heart, that seeing, does not warm,
Or hearing, melts not at its cries?
Angels they seem, though form of flesh be given,
To hide the spirit, pure as those in heaven!
When early sports and plays are o'er,
And youth, to early manhood grown
When early toys shall please no more,
And beauty's flower is fully blown:
Wedlock fulfills creation's heavenly plan,
Links fast the fate, and seals the happiness of man!
Death tears the infant from the breast,
And makes the lovely prey his own:
The blooming youth he lays to rest,
Ere life to him is fully known:
Nature, too, calls wearied age to his last sleep,
Sleep of the Grave! how long, how sound, how deep!
THE THREE EPOCHS OF LIFE.
Birth, Marriage and death,
Behold the lovely infant's fragile form,
How sweet, how innocent it lies:
What heart, that seeing, does not warm,
Or hearing, melts not at its cries?
Angels they seem, though form of flesh be given,
To hide the spirit, pure as those in heaven!
When early sports and plays are o'er,
And youth, to early manhood grown
When early toys shall please no more,
And beauty's flower is fully blown:
Wedlock fulfills creation's heavenly plan,
Links fast the fate, and seals the happiness of man!
Death tears the infant from the breast,
And makes the lovely prey his own:
The blooming youth he lays to rest,
Ere life to him is fully known:
Nature, too, calls wearied age to his last sleep,
Sleep of the Grave! how long, how sound, how deep!
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Marriage Celebration
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Life Epochs
Birth Innocence
Marriage Wedlock
Death Grave
Infant Cries
Heavenly Plan
What entities or persons were involved?
From The Petersburg Intelligencer.
Poem Details
Title
The Three Epochs Of Life.
Author
From The Petersburg Intelligencer.
Subject
Birth, Marriage And Death
Key Lines
Birth, Marriage And Death,
Wedlock Fulfills Creation's Heavenly Plan,
Sleep Of The Grave! How Long, How Sound, How Deep!