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Memory be still why throng upon the thought

DMI number:
37666
First Line:
Memory be still why throng upon the thought
Last Line:
For long the night and distant far his home
Poem Genre / Form:
Quatrain abab
Themes:
Grief / sadness / melancholy
Related People
Author:
James Beattie
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Forster (1980): 42; Chalmers (1810) XVIII: 540-542.
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Memory be still why throng upon the thought
Last Line:
For the long night and distant far his home
Relationship:
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Comments:
Content/Publication
Title:
The select poems of Dr Akenside, Mr Gray, Mr Mason, W. Shenstone Esq; Mess. Wartons, Ld Lyttleton [etc] [N21761] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.181-190
Poem Title:
The Triumph of Melancholy.
Attribution:
By Mr. Beattie.
Attributed To:
James Beattie