The Last Day of Windsor Forest is a poem by Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1812. It is a pastoral elegy, written in the wake of the destruction of Windsor Forest, a royal hunting ground near London. The poem begins with a description of the beauty of the forest, and the joy of the people who lived and worked there. Peacock then laments the destruction of the forest, and the loss of the people who lived and worked there. He mourns the passing of the old ways of life, and the destruction of the natural beauty of the forest. The poem ends with a plea to the king to restore the forest, and to protect it from further destruction. Peacock's plea is ultimately unsuccessful, and the forest was eventually destroyed. However, the poem remains a powerful reminder of the beauty of nature, and the importance of protecting it.
By Thomas Love Peacock · First published 1862 · Genre: Romantic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Satire