{"id":"01KG8AJJNT0FSG24TGGF6VBS3F","cid":"bafkreihqvxopqciq3ktq3lfltfenihpyfktxlpn5mctbfs6ewvefhr3aha","type":"segment","properties":{"description":"# Misgivings.\n\n## Overview\n\"Misgivings.\" is a segment of poetry, dated 1860, extracted from the collection \"[Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.](arke:01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9)\". It is part of the larger \"[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)\" collection.\n\n## Context\nThis poem is one of several segments extracted from the file \"[battle_pieces_and_aspects_of_the_war.txt](arke:01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8)\". It follows the poem \"[The Portent.](arke:01KG8AJJNP6KAY946MQ41HHEDG)\" and precedes \"[The Conflict of Convictions.](arke:01KG8AJJNMMJ0P29XDS96AJ2SK)\".\n\n## Contents\nThe poem \"Misgivings.\" reflects on the state of the nation, using imagery of storms and natural turmoil to symbolize internal conflict and societal ills. The speaker expresses a sense of foreboding, observing the \"tempest bursting from the waste of Time\" and linking the nation's \"fairest hope\" with its \"foulest crime.\" The poem notes a shift towards acknowledging nature's \"dark side,\" suggesting a growing awareness of underlying problems despite any previous optimism. The imagery of a child reading a \"moody brow\" and torrents rushing down gorges further emphasizes a somber and turbulent atmosphere.","description_generated_at":"2026-01-30T20:48:19.454Z","description_model":"gemini-2.5-flash-lite","description_title":"Misgivings.","end_line":82,"extracted_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:35.910Z","extracted_by":"structure-extraction-lambda","label":"Misgivings.","source_file":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","start_line":61,"text":"Misgivings.\r\n(1860.)\r\n\r\n\r\n  When ocean-clouds over inland hills\r\n    Sweep storming in late autumn brown,\r\n  And horror the sodden valley fills,\r\n    And the spire falls crashing in the town,\r\n  I muse upon my country’s ills--\r\n  The tempest bursting from the waste of Time\r\nOn the world’s fairest hope linked with man’s foulest crime.\r\n\r\n  Nature’s dark side is heeded now--\r\n    (Ah! optimist-cheer disheartened flown)--\r\n  A child may read the moody brow\r\n    Of yon black mountain lone.\r\n  With shouts the torrents down the gorges go,\r\n  And storms are formed behind the storm we feel:\r\nThe hemlock shakes in the rafter, the oak in the driving keel.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r","title":"Misgivings."},"relationships":[{"peer":"01KG8AJ6FNQ0XKWBY52P8DRPC9","peer_type":"poetry_collection","predicate":"in"},{"peer":"01KG89J1G8S4TRWXNCBRKCRKS8","peer_type":"file","predicate":"extractedFrom"},{"peer":"01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW","peer_type":"collection","predicate":"collection"},{"peer":"01KG8AJJNP6KAY946MQ41HHEDG","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"prev"},{"peer":"01KG8AJJNMMJ0P29XDS96AJ2SK","peer_type":"segment","predicate":"next"}],"ver":3,"created_at":"2026-01-30T20:47:36.122Z","ts":"2026-01-30T20:48:19.703Z","edited_by":{"method":"manual","user_id":"01KFF5C36SQEVDHC9CBNZZJH9K"}}