in the anthology Højskolesangbogen. In this poem he describes the beginning of spring from the point of view of a sinister poet. Providence, however, holds more cheerful days for him to come, if he only keeps up his patience and fortitude. Stub's late work, written in Ribe, is influenced by pietism. Fear of death, Hell and the moral decline of the world become his primary topics of interest. He was also influenced by the German writer and musician, Johann Sigismund Scholze alias Sperontes. He wrote several religious hymns, like Jeg ser dit kunstværk, store Gud (I see your work of art, oh Lord) and Lyksalig endte da min frelser sine dage (In bliss my saviour ended his days). Death Stub died in poverty on 15 July 1758. His body was buried in the cemetery of St. Catherine Priory in Ribe where a bronze monument designed by Per Kirkeby was erected in his memory on a grant by the New Carlsberg Foundation in 2003. It features a square frame in which a stump of a tree is surrounded by the remains of a capital with acanthus leaves, a fragment of a column, two rococo mirrors, and a number of wedges. Thou beautiful rosebud (first verse, in translation by John Irons) You rosebud sweet and fair! Close to, let me inspect you! Each man must needs respect you, In you all nature’s art And splendour dwell apart; Each petal’s coloured feather Leaves us uncertain whether Apparel neat and trim Says more than splendour’s whim: A maze where coloured petals – In paths where each unsettles – Add fragrance to the air; You rosebud sweet and fair! Works Ambrosius Stub: Arier og andre poetiske Stykker. Udg. af T.S. Heiberg, København 1771 [2nd ed. 1780] Ambrosius Stub: Arier og Sange I-II, 1773 Ambrosius Stub: Anhang til Ambrosii Stubs Poetiske Tanker, 1782 Ambrosius Stub: Digte. Udg. med indledning og noter af Erik Kroman [2 vols.], København 1972 References Other sources Hans Brix: Ambrosius Stub, København 1960 Helge Stenkilde: Ambrosius Stub. Danmarks første store lyriker. 1705-1758. Herning 2005 Hanne Marie Svendsen, Werner Svendsen: Geschichte der dänischen Literatur, translated to German by George Goetz, Neumünster 1964, pp. 134–137 Virpi Zuck (ed.): Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature, Chicago [a.o.] 1990, pp. 588–589 External links Ambrosius Stub in the Arkiv for Dansk Litteratur (in Danish) Ambrosius Stub at kalliope.org (in Danish) 1705 births 1758 deaths People from Assens Municipality University