In "An Essay on War, in Blank Verse; Honington Green, a Ballad; the Culprit, an Elegy; and Other Poems," Nathaniel Bloomfield explores themes of conflict, nature, and morality through an intricate blend of poetic forms. The collection showcases Bloomfield's mastery of blank verse and ballads, creating a rich tapestry of emotion and reflection woven through a landscape shaped by war. The elegiac tone of 'The Culprit' pairs poignantly with the robust narrative style of 'Honington Green,' all...

Edited by William KnightWilliam Wordsworth (7 April 1770 - 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in English literature with the 1798 joint publication Lyrical Ballads.Wordsworth's magnum opus is generally considered to be The Prelude, a semiautobiographical poem of his early years which the poet revised and expanded a number of times. The work was posthumously titled and published, prior to which it was general...

'Listen, Stranger!' Wordsworth and Coleridge's joint collection of poems has often been singled out as the founding text of English Romanticism. Within this initially unassuming, anonymous volume were many of the poems that came to define their age and which have continued to delight readers ever since, including 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', the 'Lucy' poems, 'Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey', 'A Slumber did my Spirit seal' and many more. Wordsworth's f...

One of the major poets of Romanticism, Wordsworth epitomized the spirit of his age with his celebration of the natural world and the spontanous expression of feeling. This volume contains a rich selection from the most creative phase of his life, including extracts from his masterpiece, The Prelude, and the best-loved of his shorter poems such as 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge', 'Tintern Abbey', 'I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud', 'Lucy Gray', and 'Michael'.Together these poems demon...

The book consists of a collection of fables, each with its own moral lesson or message. Fables are short narratives that typically feature animals or mythical creatures as characters, engaging in human-like behavior and experiences. These stories are often used to teach moral lessons or convey wisdom about human nature.In "A Shop's Fables," the fables may cover a wide range of themes and topics, such as honesty, greed, friendship, and perseverance. Each fable is likely accompanied by an em...

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A mariner stops a man on his way to a wedding. The mariner then relates to the man all the events of a long sea voyage, arousing in his listener feeling of impatience, fear, fascination and bemusement. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was published in the collection Lyrical Ballads (1798), which contributed significantly to the advent of modern poetry and the beginnings of British Romance literature.

The Memories of a Friendship running, I believe, without interruption through a period of more than five-and-twenty years, prompt the inscribing of these volumes to you.

A YOUNG Lady of distinguished Birth, Beauty, Wit, and Spirit, happened to be in a Box one Night at the Playhouse; where, though there were a great Number of celebrated Toasts, she perceived several Gentlemen extremely pleased themselves with entertaining a Woman who sat in a Corner of the Pit, and, by her Air and Manner of receiving them, might easily be known to be one of those who come there for no other Purpose, than to create Acquaintance with as many as seem desirous of it. She could ...

Translated by Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot (1787 - 1874), French historian, and statesman. Published in 1862.

The Complete Poetry gathers Samuel Taylor Coleridge's major poems and shorter lyrics in a volume that reveals the extraordinary range of his imagination. From the supernatural narrative of "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and the visionary fragment "Kubla Khan" to the psychological Gothicism of "Christabel" and the meditative "conversation poems," Coleridge moves between ballad simplicity, philosophical reflection, musical experimentation, and dreamlike symbolism. The Classic Illustrated ...

It is believed that Aesop was a slave who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 560 B.C. This illustrated collection contains 110 of his celebrated fables.Sayre Street Books offers the world's greatest literature in easy to navigate, beautifully designed digital editions.