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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS: PART 2: 31. EDWARD VI, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Sweet is the holiness of youth' - so felt
Last Line: Piercing the papal darkness from afar!
Subject(s): Edward Vi, King Of England (1537-1553)
First Line: Sweet is the holiness of youth' - so felt
Last Line: Piercing the papal darkness from afar!
Subject(s): Edward Vi, King Of England (1537-1553)
"SWEET is the holiness of Youth" -- so felt
Time-honoured Chaucer speaking through that Lay
By which the Prioress beguiled the way,
And many a Pilgrim's rugged heart did melt.
Hadst thou, loved Bard! whose spirit often dwelt
In the clear land of vision, but foreseen
King, child, and seraph, blended in the mien
Of pious Edward kneeling as he knelt
In meek and simple infancy, what joy
For universal Christendom had thrilled
Thy heart! what hopes inspired thy genius, skilled
(O great Precursor, genuine morning Star)
The lucid shafts of reason to employ,
Piercing the Papal darkness from afar!
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