Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WISH (2), by GEORGE CRABBE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Give me, ye powers that rule in gentle hearts! Last Line: And gild the moral with the charm of verse. | ||||||||
GIVE me, ye Powers that rule in gentle hearts! The full design, complete in all its parts, Th' enthusiastic glow, that swells the soul -- When swell'd too much, the judgment to control -- The happy ear that feels the flowing force Of the smooth line's uninterrupted course; Give me, oh give! if not in vain the prayer, That sacred wealth, poetic worth to share -- Be it my boast to please and to improve, To warm the soul to virtue and to love; To paint the passions, and to teach mankind Our greatest pleasures are the most refined; The cheerful tale with fancy to rehearse, And gild the moral with the charm of verse. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A HUMBLE INVOCATION by GEORGE CRABBE A MARRIAGE RING by GEORGE CRABBE A WEARY TRAVELLER by GEORGE CRABBE AN EPISTLE TO A FRIEND by GEORGE CRABBE BELVOIR CASTLE; WRITTEN AT THE REQUEST OF DUCHESS OF RUTLAND by GEORGE CRABBE CONCLUDING LINES OF PRIZE POEM ON HOPE by GEORGE CRABBE EPISTLE TO PRINCE WILLIAM HENRY by GEORGE CRABBE |
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