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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO WILLIAM SHELLEY (3), by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Thy little footsteps on the sands
Last Line: When we returned to gaze on thee --
Subject(s): Death - Children; Shelley, William (1816-1819); Death - Babies
First Line: Thy little footsteps on the sands
Last Line: When we returned to gaze on thee --
Subject(s): Death - Children; Shelley, William (1816-1819); Death - Babies
THY little footsteps on the sands
Of a remote and lonely shore;
The twinkling of thine infant hands
Where now the worm will feed no more;
Thy mingled look of love and glee
When we returned to gaze on thee --
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