The Spirit of Discovery; or, the Conquest of Ocean. A Poem, in Five Books (poemat Williama Lisle’a Bowlesa)
The Spirit of Discovery; or, the Conquest of Ocean. A Poem, in Five Books – poemat epicki angielskiego duchownego i poety Williama Lisle’a Bowlesa (1762–1850)[1], opublikowany w Londynie w 1804. Utwór składa się z pięciu ksiąg, zatytułowanych kolejno The Vision of the Ark, Aegyptians and Phoenicians, The Fall of Babylon, to Founding Alexandria, Progress of Discovery, in the Atlantic, Cape of Good-Hope, America, &c. i General Recapitulation and Conclusion. Utwór jest napisany wierszem białym, czyli nierymowanym pentametrem jambicznym, to znaczy sylabotonicznym dziesięciozgłoskowcem, w którym akcenty padają na parzyste sylaby wersu.
- Awake a louder and a loftier Strain!
- Beloved Harp, whose tones have oft beguil'd
- My solitary sorrows, when I left
- The scene of happier hours, and wander'd far,
- A pale and drooping stranger; I have sat
- (While evening listen'd to the convent's bell)
- On the wild margin of the Rhine, and woo'd
- Thy sympathies, "a-weary of the world,"
- And I have found with thee sad fellowship,
- Yet always sweet, whene'er my languid hand
- Passed carelessly o'er the responsive wires,
- While unambitious of the laurel'd meed
- That crowns the gifted bard, I only ask'd
- Some stealing melodies the heart might love,
- And a brief sonnet to beguile my tears!
- Beloved Harp, whose tones have oft beguil'd
Przypisy
- ↑ Bowles, William Lisle (ang.). encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com. [dostęp 2017-04-17].
Bibliografia
- William Lisle Bowles: The Spirit of Discovery; or, The Conquest of Ocean. A Poem, in Five Books: with Notes, Historical and Illustrative (ang.). Archive.org, 1804. [dostęp 2017-04-17].
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