Classic and Contemporary Poetry
I DREAM OF ALL THINGS FREE, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I dream of all things free Last Line: And I dream of all things free! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Freedom; Liberty | ||||||||
I DREAM of all things free! Of a gallant, gallant bark That sweeps through storm and sea, Like an arrow to its mark! Of a stag that o'er the hills Goes bounding in his glee; Of a thousand flashing rills -- Of all things glad and free. I dream of some proud bird, A bright-eyed mountain-king! In my visions I have heard The rushing of his wing. I follow some wild river, On whose breast no sail may be; Dark woods around it shiver -- I dream of all things free' Of a happy forest child, With the fawns and flowers at play; Of an Indian 'midst the wild, With the stars to guide his way; Of a chief his warriors leading, Of an archer's greenwood tree -- My heart in chains is bleeding, And I dream of all things free! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE THE WILD SWAN by ROBINSON JEFFERS AFTER TENNYSON by AMBROSE BIERCE QUARTET IN F MAJOR by WILLIAM MEREDITH CROSS THAT LINE by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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