
The poem describes a woman's emotional state following her marriage to a man she does not love. She feels trapped and disconnected from her husband, while still being bound to him by societal expectations. The speaker reflects on the loss of freedom and autonomy that comes with marriage, as well as the pressure to conform to traditional roles.
By Lord Byron · First published 1812 · Genre: Romantic Poetry, Lyric Poetry, Pastoral · 80 words
Hills of Annesley, bleak and barren, / Where my thoughtless childhood stray'd, / How the northern tempests, warring, / Howl above thy tufted shade!
Now no more, the hours beguiling, / Former favourite haunts I see; / Now no more my Mary smiling / Makes ye seem a heaven to me.
1805
Fragment, Written Shortly after the Marriage of Miss Chaworth is listed on Textopian as a poem by Lord Byron, dated 1812 CE.
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Poem · Fragment · Romanticism · Marriage · Love · Loss · Grief · Melancholy · Longing · Yearning · Nostalgia · Regret