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"To a Butterfly" is a lyric poem written by William Wordsworth at Town End, Grasmere, in 1802. It was first published in the collection Poems, in Two Volumes in 1807. Wordsworth wrote two poems addressing a butterfly, of which this is the first and best known. [ 1 ]
Miscellaneous Poems 1842 Upon perusing the foregoing Epistle thirty years after its Composition 1811 "Soon did he Almighty Giver of all rest" Miscellaneous Poems 1842 Upon the sight of a Beautiful Picture, painted by Sir G. H. Beaumont, Bart. 1811 Former title: Bore the title of: " Upon the Sight of a Beautiful Picture." in the 1815 edition.
Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?" is a quotation from Alexander Pope's "Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot" of January 1735. It alludes to " breaking on the wheel ", a form of torture in which victims had their long bones broken by an iron bar while tied to a Catherine wheel . [ 1 ]
The title page of Poems in Two Volumes. Poems, in Two Volumes is a collection of poetry by English Romantic poet William Wordsworth, published in 1807. [1] It contains many notable poems, including: "Resolution and Independence" "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" (sometimes anthologized as "The Daffodils") "My Heart Leaps Up" "Ode: Intimations of ...
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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast is also the title of a 1973 picture book by Alan Aldridge and William Plomer, loosely based on the poem. This greatly expanded and altered the original work, focusing more on the animals' preparations for the Ball.
"Wish" self-consciously packs 85 years of animated magic into a portable Disney fable. Does that make it a summation or a pastiche? A movie marbled with pop history or overstuffed with Easter eggs?
Affordability is becoming a growing challenge for younger generations. Although they're often drawn to vibrant cities for their career opportunities and lifestyle perks, high housing costs make ...