And the first grey of morning fill’d the east,And the fog rose out of...
Matthew Arnold
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Matthew Arnold was a prominent English poet and literary critic of the Victorian era. He was born on December 24, 1822, in Laleham, Middlesex, England, and passed away on April 15, 1888, in Liverpool. Arnold is known for his classical attacks on the contemporary tastes and manners of the “Barbarians” (the aristocracy), the “Philistines” (the commercial middle class), and the “Populace” . |
As the kindling glances,Queen-like and clear,Which the bright moon lancesFrom her tranquil sphereAt the...
Mist clogs the sunshine.Smoky dwarf housesHem me round everywhere;A vague dejectionWeighs down my soul....
Others abide our question. Thou art free.We ask and ask—thou smilest and art still,Out-topping...
Creep into thy narrow bed,Creep, and let no more be said!Vain thy onset! all...
Come, dear children, let us away;Down and away below!Now my brothers call from the...
I ask not that my bed of deathFrom bands of greedy heirs be free;For...
Who prop, thou ask’st in these bad days, my mind?–He much, the old man,...
Come to me in my dreams, and thenBy day I shall be well again!For...
We were apart; yet, day by day,I bade my heart more constant be.I bade...