This is the chart that tells of one who went, Like John, into the wilderness alone -- Into a land of Silence, all unknown Till thither by the Muses he was sent. And we upon his wanderings intent Must mark his perilous footsteps, tone by tone, Or else be lost in mazes overgrown With Discord, in a place of banishment. Alone he went; but from his solitude Returning, lo, there followed him a train Of Echoes in an innumerable brood -- By Fancy from their sylvan sleep beguiled, But ne'er from wedded Harmonies atwain, Henceforth to slumber in their native wild. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LITTLE WHILE by HORATIO (HORATIUS) BONAR HIGH FLIGHT by JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR. SHADOWS: 2 by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES THE ORPHAN BOY'S TALE by AMELIA OPIE VETERAN SIRENS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |