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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COMPOSED WHILE THE AUTHOR WAS ENGAGED IN WRITING A TRACT (2), by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I dropped my pen; and listened to the wind
Last Line: Tells also of bright calms that shall succeed.
First Line: I dropped my pen; and listened to the wind
Last Line: Tells also of bright calms that shall succeed.
I DROPPED my pen; and listened to the Wind
That sang of trees uptorn and vessels tost --
A midnight harmony; and wholly lost
To the general sense of men by chains confined
Of business, care, or pleasure; or resigned
To timely sleep. Thought I, the impassioned strain,
Which, without aid of numbers, I sustain,
Like acceptation from the World will find.
Yet some with apprehensive ear shall drink
A dirge devoutly breathed o'er sorrows past;
And to the attendant promise will give heed --
The prophecy, -- like that of this wild blast,
Which, while it makes the heart with sadness shrink,
Tells also of bright calms that shall succeed.
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