Fragment: to the Moon by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The speaker addresses the Moon as a bright wanderer and heavenly coquette that can change and remain adored forever. The Moon is told not to envy the dim world, but the comparison that follows breaks off.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley · Genre: Lyric Poetry · 55 words
First lines
Bright wanderer, fair coquette of Heaven, / To whom alone it has been given / To change and be adored for ever, / Envy not this dim world, for never / But once within its shadow grew / One fair as-
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — The six-line fragment directly addresses the Moon, expressing admiration for its changing appearance and telling it not to envy the earthly world.
Tags
moon · personification · adoration · envy · verse fragment
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Fragment: to the Moon is listed on Textopian as a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, dated Date unknown.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry
- Length: 55 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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