Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EAST LONDON, by MATTHEW ARNOLD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Twas august, and the fierce sun overhead Last Line: Thou mak'st the heaven thou hop'st indeed thy home. Subject(s): Jesus Christ; London | ||||||||
'TWAS August, and the fierce sun overhead Smote on the squalid streets of Bethnal Green, And the pale weaver, through his windows seen In Spitalfields, look'd thrice dispirited; I met a preacher there I knew, and said: 'Ill and o'erwork'd, how fare you in this scene?' 'Bravely!' said he; 'for I of late have been Much cheer'd with thoughts of Christ, the living bread.' O human soul! as long as thou canst so Set up a mark of everlasting light, Above the howling senses' ebb and flow, To cheer thee, and to right thee if thou roam, Not with lost toil thou labourest through the night! Thou mak'st the heaven thou hop'st indeed thy home. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE WHARF ON THAMES-SIDE: WINTER DAWN by LAURENCE BINYON THE IDLER'S CALENDAR: MAY. THE LONDON SEASON by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A LONDON THOROUGHFARE, 2 A.M. by AMY LOWELL SPRING WIND IN LONDON by KATHERINE MANSFIELD A BALLAD OF WHITECHAPEL by ISAAC ROSENBERG |
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