Sonnet by Charles Kingsley (1870)
The Sonnets of Charles Kingsley are a collection of poems written by the Victorian poet and clergyman Charles Kingsley. The book was published in 1859, and it contains 42 sonnets that explore themes such as love, nature, and religion.
By Charles Kingsley · First published 1870 · Genre: Poetry, Literature, Romanticism · 174 words
First lines
Oh, thou hadst been a wife for Shakspeare's self! No head, save some world-genius, ought to rest Above the treasures of that perfect breast, Or nightly draw fresh light from those keen stars Through which thy soul awes ours: yet thou art bound -- O waste of nature! -- to a craven hound; To shameless lust, and childish greed of pelf; Athene to a Satyr: was that link Forged by The Father's hand? Man's reason bars The bans which God allowed. -- Ay, so we think: Forgetting, thou hadst weaker been, full blest, Than thus made strong by suffering; and more great In martyrdom, than throned as Caesar's mate.
Eversley, 1851.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Charles Kingsley
- Date: 1870 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Literature, Romanticism
- Length: 174 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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- Poetry — As the title suggests, the book 'SONNET' likely contains 14-line poems common in this literary form.
- Literature — The author, Charles Kingsley, typically writes literary works and so his book, 'SONNET', falls under this genre.
- Romanticism — Considering that most sonnets traditionally deal with topics of love and beauty, the book 'SONNET' by Charles Kingsley could be categorised under the Romanticism genre
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