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Newspaper
Wakarusa Weekly Sun
Location
Wakarusa, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1875
Page
5
An ornate meditation on inner chambers of the heart a past bride and a heavenward memory. The speaker recalls a lost love and the radiant vision of a bride in a dreamlike midnight hour, asking when she may return and be reunited in Paradise.
A male writer addresses Gertrude with a moral plea about restraint, truth, and faithfulness. He recalls their initial attraction, argues against frivolous passion, and laments perceived betrayal by Gertrude and her cousin. He urges lasting fidelity, admits past errors, and questions the sisterly judgment shaping their relationship.
A lyrical ode describes a beloved with pure white hands pale cheeks and raven hair, set against June skies and autumn night hair flowing in light. The speaker, entranced by a soul-lit eye and fire in a smile, declares that only tender love would grant her charms, otherwise she holds none for him.
A speaker recalls a sender’s imagined Paradise crafted in a letter. The poem describes music sunlight and love that elevate the spirit, with a vivid image of a Paradise bird whose song and scents enchant the listener. The verse conveys intimate wonder and self as the angelic observer of beauty.
The poem laments a past love Ida Walton and recalls a bright springtime memory. The speaker describes earlier happiness, a fall into sin, and then redemption through Ida’s pure influence. The piece contrasts night and day, despair and renewal, ending with hope for uniting lives.
A lyrical fragment speaks of bidding farewell at night. The speaker asks love to walk a path to stay in sight, promising reunion by the mill and a shared inner light until the moon sinks over the hill.
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