Samuel Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English Romantic poet, critic, and philosopher of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His poetry is known for supernatural themes, vivid imagery, and exploration of the subconscious. Biography ↓More ↓

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Samuel Coleridge

To A Primrose

The first seen in the season Nitens et roboris expers Turget et insolida est: et spe delectat. Ovid, Metam. [xv.203].Thy smiles I note, sweet early Flower, That peeping from thy rustic bower The festive news to earth dost bring, A fragrant messenger of Spring. But, tender blossom, why so pale? Dost hear stern Winter in the gale? And didst thou tempt the ungentle sky To catch one vernal glance and die? Such the wan lustre Sickness wears When Health's first feeble beam appears; So languid are the smiles that seek To settle on the care-worn cheek, When timorous Hope the head uprears,

Samuel Coleridge

Sonnet

To the River Otter Dear native Brook! wild Streamlet of the West! How many various-fated years have past, What happy and what mournful hours, since last I skimm'd the smooth thin stone along thy breast, Numbering its light leaps! yet so deep imprest Sink the sweet scenes of childhood, that mine eyes I never shut amid the sunny ray, But straight with all their tints thy waters rise, Thy crossing plank, thy marge with willows grey, And bedded sand that vein'd with various dyes Gleam'd through thy bright transparence! On my way, Visions of Childhood! oft have ye beguil'd Lone manhood's cares, yet waking fondest sighs: Ah! that once more I were a careless Child!

Biography

He was a central figure of the Romantic Movement in England, alongside William Wordsworth. His poetry often delves into the mystical and the sublime, employing rich symbolism and musical rhythm. Major works such as 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,' 'Kubla Khan,' and 'Christabel' showcase themes of the uncanny, guilt, and imagination. Coleridge also made significant contributions to literary criticism through lectures on Shakespeare and philosophical writings. His influence on English literature remains profound.

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