Hope, an Allegorical Sketch (poemat Williama Lisle’a Bowlesa)
Hope, an Allegorical Sketch – poemat angielskiego duchownego i poety Williama Lisle’a Bowlesa (1762–1850)[1], opublikowany w tomiku Sonnets and Other Poems, wydanym w Londynie w 1898. Utwór jest napisany przy użyciu strofy dziesięciowersowej. Stanowi nawiązanie do utworu Williama Collinsa The Passions. An Ode for Music[2].
- "I am the comforter of them that mourn;
- My scenes well shadow'd, and my carol sweet,
- Cheer the poor passengers of life's rude bourne,
- 'Till they are shelter'd in that last retreat,
- Where human toils and troubles are forgot."
- These sounds I heard amid this mortal road,
- When I had reach'd with pain one pleasant spot,
- So that for joy some tears in silence flow'd;
- I rais'd mine eyes, sickness had long depressed,
- And felt thy warmth, O sun, come cheering to my breast.
- My scenes well shadow'd, and my carol sweet,
Przypisy
- ↑ Bowles, William Lisle (ang.). encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. [dostęp 2017-04-17].
- ↑ William Lisle Bowles: Hope, an Allegorical Sketch (ang.). spenserians.cath.vt.edu. [dostęp 2017-04-17].
Bibliografia
- William Lisle Bowles: Sonnets, and Other Poems (ang.). Archive.org, 1798. [dostęp 2017-04-17].