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When Southey wished to print a revised version of the poem for a work on Chatterton, Coleridge wrote: [3] on a life and death so full of heart-going realities as poor Chatterton's, to find such shadowy nobodies as cherub-winged Death , Trees of Hope , bare-bosomed Affection and simpering Peace , makes one's blood circulate like ipecacuanha.
"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (also sometimes called "Daffodils" [2]) is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth. [3] It is one of his most popular, and was inspired by an encounter on 15 April 1802 during a walk with his younger sister Dorothy, when they saw a "long belt" of daffodils on the shore of Ullswater in the English Lake District. [4]
The poem was written in a Habbie stanza with the stanza six lines long and the rhyme scheme AAABAB. Burns used a similar stanza in Death and Doctor Hornbook. The poem is also skeptical of the Devil's existence and of his intentions to punish sinners for all eternity as in the stanza. Hear me, auld Hangie, for a wee, An’ let poor damned bodies be;
Here lies the Devil,' &c. "Here lies the Devil—ask no other name." Unknown 1802, September 23 Epigram To One Who Published in Print, &c. What has been entrusted to him by my Fireside "Two things hast thou made known to half the nation," Unknown 1802, September 23 Epigram Scarce any scandal,' &c. "Scarce any scandal, but has a handle;" Unknown
"The Devil's Thoughts" is a satirical poem in common metre by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1799, and expanded by Robert Southey in 1827 and retitled "The Devil's Walk". The narrative describes the Devil going walking and enjoying the sight of the various sins of mankind.
As of December 15, 2020, the tweet had garnered over 166,000 likes and was featured in a diverse array of media and print publications, including Fox News, [38] TODAY, [39] and BuzzFeed News. [37] The original post inspired people to make their own versions, as well as descriptions of foods that had appeared in others' dreams.
The poem consisted of seven irregular ballad stanzas of 49 lines. [2] The poem was a satirical attack and criticism of the British government. Satan is depicted meeting with key members of the British government. [2] The poem was modelled on and meant as a continuation of "The Devil's Thoughts" of 1799 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert ...
Donovan's Brain is a 1942 science fiction novel by American writer Curt Siodmak. [1]The novel was an instant success and has been adapted to film three times. Since then the book has become something of a cult classic, with fans including Stephen King, who discussed the novel in his 1981 book Danse Macabre and mentions it in his novel/miniseries It.