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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A THOUGHT SUGGESTED BY A VIEW, OF SADDLEBACK IN CUMBERLAND, by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: On stern blencathra's perilous height Last Line: The things that seek the earth, how full of noise and riot! Subject(s): Mountains; Saddleback (mountain), England; Hills; Downs (great Britain) | |||
On stern Blencartha's perilous height The winds are tyrannous and strong; And flashing forth unsteady light From stern Blencartha's skiey height, As loud the torrents throng! Beneath the moon, in gentle weather, They bind the earth and sky together. But oh! the sky and all its forms, how quiet! -- The things that seek the earth, how full of noise and riot! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIFORNIA SORROW: MOUNTAIN VIEW by MARY KINZIE CONTRA MORTEM: THE MOUNTAIN FASTNESS by HAYDEN CARRUTH GREEN MOUNTAIN IDYL by HAYDEN CARRUTH IF IT WERE NOT FOR YOU by HAYDEN CARRUTH A CHILD'S EVENING PRAYER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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