Project Gutenberg 2007-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 59 Junqueiro, Abílio Manuel Guerra 1850 1923 Junqueiro, Abilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro, Guerra O Melro (Fragmento) Lisboa: David Corazzi, Editor Empreza Horas Romanticas 40, Rua da Atalaya, 52 1879 Produced by Tiago Tejo Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Tiago Tejo "O Melro" by Abílio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro is a poetic fragment written in the late 19th century. This book captures the essence of nature and sorrow through the lens of a blackbird, highlighting themes of freedom, love, and the struggle against confinement. Through vivid imagery and emotive language, the poem reflects on the relationship between the natural world and the emotional turmoil of its characters. The narrative centers on a blackbird who embodies joy and vitality, singing delightfully each morning. However, the blackbird's freedom is challenged when a priest feels tormented by the bird's presence, leading to the capture of the bird's offspring. The blackbird's subsequent grief and helplessness reveal deep layers of parental love and despair over losing its young. The poem paints a poignant picture of the blackbird's struggle against the constraints imposed by humans and reflects on the universal themes of longing, love, and the inherent desires for freedom that resonate with both nature and humanity. Through beautiful, descriptive passages, the reader is invited to contemplate the intertwining of nature, emotion, and the impact of human actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) This ebooks uses 19th century spelling. pt Poetry PQ Text PT Poesia Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 38583 38525 2024-10-09T15:21:31.757259 2023-09-10T06:42:10.118351 text/html text/html 38576 38518 2024-10-09T15:21:31.973254 2023-09-10T06:42:10.244352 text/html text/html 80563 2024-10-09T15:21:35.922257 application/epub+zip 79383 2024-10-09T15:21:33.702237 application/epub+zip 79384 2024-10-09T15:21:32.555241 application/epub+zip 135883 2024-10-09T15:21:37.487245 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127945 2024-10-09T15:21:35.296251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116906 2022-09-10T12:54:25.400518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 27908 27901 2024-10-09T15:21:31.536238 2023-09-10T06:42:09.979352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 27628 2007-08-25T10:50:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 10841 2007-08-25T10:50:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19473 2024-10-09T15:21:37.619216 application/rdf+xml 9388 2024-10-09T15:21:33.096228 image/jpeg 2605 2024-10-09T15:21:32.826246 image/jpeg 77036 2024-10-09T15:21:31.978244 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia