Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WRITTEN IN A GROTTO, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O moon! If ever I joyed when thy soft light Last Line: Guide hither, o sweet moon, the maid I love so well. | ||||||||
O Moon! if e'er I joyed when thy soft light Danc'd to the murmurming rill on Lomond's wave, Or sighed for thy sweet presence some dark night, When thou wert hidden in thy monthly grave; If e'er, on wings which active fancy gave, I sought thy golden vale with dancing flight, Then, stretcht at ease in some sequestered cave, Gaz'd on thy lovely Nymphs with fond delight, Thy Nymphs with more than earthly beauty bright; If e'er thy beam, as Smyrna's shepherds tell, Soft as the gentle kiss of amorous maid On the closed eyes of young Endymion fell, That he might wake to clasp thee in the shade: Each night, while I recline within this cell, Guide hither, O sweet Moon, the maid I love so well. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A JEWISH FAMILY; IN A SMALL VALLEY OPPOSITE ST. GOAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ADMONITION [TO A TRAVELLER] by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AN APRIL MORNING by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ANECDOTE FOR FATHERS by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ANIMAL TRANQUILITY AND DECAY; A SKETCH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AT FLORENCE by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH AT THE GRAVE OF BURNS; SEVEN YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH BUONAPARTE by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH COMPOSED AT NEIDPATH CASTLE, 1803 by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH COMPOSED BY THE SEA-SIDE NEAR CALAIS [AUGUST 1802] by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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