Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DEATH OF SCHILLER, by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Tis said, when schiller's death drew nigh Last Line: Sprang to a fairer, ampler sphere. Subject(s): Immortality; Schiller, Johann Von (1759-1805); Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich Von | ||||||||
'TIS said, when Schiller's death drew nigh, The wish possessed his mighty mind, To wander forth wherever lie The homes and haunts of humankind. Then strayed the poet, in his dreams, By Rome and Egypt's ancient graves; Went up the New World's forest-streams, Stood in the Hindoo's temple-caves; Walked with the Pawnee, fierce and stark, The sallow Tartar, midst his herds, The peering Chinese, and the dark False Malay, uttering gentle words. How could he rest? even then he trod The threshold of the world unknown; Already, from the seat of God, A ray upon his garments shone;-- Shone and awoke the strong desire For love and knowledge reached not here, Till, freed by death, his soul of fire Sprang to a fairer, ampler sphere. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BUSTS OF GOETHE AND SCHILLER IN WALHALLA by WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER EPILOGUE TO SCHILLER'S 'SONG OF THE BELL' by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE LINES ON SEEING SCHILLER'S SKULL by JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE PROLOGUE TO THE TRAGEDY OF FIESCO BY SCHILLER by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS SCHILLER'S BURIAL by CONRAD FERDINAND MEYER A FOREST HYMN by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT A MEDITATION ON RHODE ISLAND COAL by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT A WINTER PIECE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT AMERICA (1) by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT |
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