Mary Howitt? (1799-1888) The Spider And The Fly “Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly; “‘Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you may spy. The way into my parlor is up a winding stair, And I have many curious things to show when you are there.” “Oh no, no,” […]
1800s Poetry
When I am dead by Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti (1930-1894)
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
The Windhover: To Christ Our Lord by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)
ANNABEL LEE by Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allen Poe ( 1809-1849)
Trees by Joyce Kilmer
Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)
Ozymandias of Egypt by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
Robert Browning (1812-1889)
The Soldier by Rupert Brooke
Rupert Brooke (1887-1915)
The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1909-1892)
William Blake–The Tiger
William Blake (1757-1827) an English poet and painter who had a major impact on the romantic era.
The Builders–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was an American poet who wrote many classics including “Paul Revere’s Ride.” He is one of the most important poets in American history.
Jabberwocky–Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carrol [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898) was an English author and mathematician best know for his work Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Throw the Looking Glass.
Dulce Et Decorum Est–Wilfred Owen
Wilfred Owen was born at Oswestry on 18th March 1893
A month before his death he wrote to his mother: “My nerves are in perfect order. I came out again in order to help these boys; directly, by leading them as well as an officer can; indirectly, by watching their sufferings that I may speak of them as well as a pleader can.” Let his own words be his epitaph:?
“Courage was mine, and I had mystery;
Wisdom was mine, and I had mastery.”
~Siegfried Sassoon