Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO B.R. HAYDEN (2), by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Haydon! Let worthier judges praise the skill Last Line: And before 'him' doth dawn perpetual run. Subject(s): Haydon, Benjamin Robert (1786-1846); Napoleon I (1769-1821) | ||||||||
(ON SEEING HIS PICTURE OF NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE ON THE ISLAND OF ST. HELENA) HAYDON! let worthier judges praise the skill Here by thy pencil shown in truth of lines And charm of colours; 'I' applaud those signs Of thought, that give the true poetic thrill; That unencumbered whole of blank and still Sky without cloud -- ocean without a wave; And the one Man that laboured to enslave The World, sole-standing high on the bare hill -- Back turned, arms folded, the unapparent face Tinged, we may fancy, in this dreary place, With light reflected from the invisible sun Set, like his fortunes; but not set for aye Like them. The unguilty Power pursues his way, And before 'him' doth dawn perpetual run. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BETRAND AND GOURGAUD TALK OVER OLD TIMES by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BONAPARTISME by KENNETH REXROTH AN ISLAND (SAINT HELENA, 1821) by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON ADVICE TO A RAVEN IN RUSSIA by JOEL BARLOW INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP by ROBERT BROWNING NAPEOLON'S FAREWELL; FROM THE FRENCH by GEORGE GORDON BYRON BATTLE OF THE BALTIC by THOMAS CAMPBELL HOHENLINDEN by THOMAS CAMPBELL NAPOLEON AND THE BRITISH [OR ENGLISH] SAILOR [BOY] by THOMAS CAMPBELL A JEWISH FAMILY; IN A SMALL VALLEY OPPOSITE ST. GOAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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