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title: 'The Dove: A Parody on “The Raven”'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Work Scott'
date: 1874-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Devotional (General)'
- 'Death and Dying'
- 'Poetry'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 23'
- 'John 14'
- 'Romans 8'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/scott-1874-the-dove-a-parody-on-the-raven
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# The Dove: A Parody on “The Raven”

A Victorian Christian parody of Poe's 'The Raven' that replaces despair with a comforting dove. The poet mourns his wife's death yet finds faith, hope, and promise of heavenly reunion.

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