Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GEORGE III, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Now that all hearts are glad, all faces bright Last Line: The triumphs of this hour; for they are thine! Subject(s): George Iii, King Of England (1738-1820) | ||||||||
Now that all hearts are glad, all faces bright, Our aged Sovereign sits, to the ebb and flow Of states and kingdoms, to their joy or woe, Insensible. He sits deprived of sight, And lamentably wrapped in twofold night, Whom no weak hopes deceived; whose mind ensued, Through perilous war, with regal fortitude, Peace that should claim respect from lawless Might. Dread King of Kings, vouchsafe a ray divine To his forlorn condition! let thy grace Upon his inner soul in mercy shine; Permit his heart to kindle, and to embrace (Though it were only for a moment's space) The triumphs of this hour; for they are Thine! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN ANCIENT PROPHECY by PHILIP FRENEAU THE GREENWOOD SHRIFT; GEORGE III AND A DYING WOMAN IN WINDSOR FOREST by ROBERT SOUTHEY ON THE KING'S ILLNESS by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD ON THE JOY UNIVERSALLY EXPRESSED ON THE KING'S HAPPY ESCAPE by WILLIAM COWPER ON THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO LONDON by WILLIAM COWPER THE KING'S BIRTH-DAY IN EDINBURGH by ROBERT FERGUSSON A DIALOGUE BETWEEN GEORGE AND FOX by PHILIP FRENEAU A SPEECH THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPOKEN BY THE KING ... by PHILIP FRENEAU GEORGE THE THIRD'S SOLILOQUY by PHILIP FRENEAU A JEWISH FAMILY; IN A SMALL VALLEY OPPOSITE ST. GOAR by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH |
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