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Bereavement

William Lisle Bowles 1762 (King's Sutton) – 1850

Whose was that gentle voice, that, whispering sweet,
     Promised methought long days of bliss sincere!
     Soothing it stole on my deluded ear,
   Most like soft music, that might sometimes cheat
   Thoughts dark and drooping! 'Twas the voice of Hope.
     Of love and social scenes, it seemed to speak,
     Of truth, of friendship, of affection meek;
   That, oh! poor friend, might to life's downward slope
   Lead us in peace, and bless our latest hours.
    Ah me! the prospect saddened as she sung;
    Loud on my startled ear the death-bell rung;
  Chill darkness wrapt the pleasurable bowers,
  Whilst Horror, pointing to yon breathless clay,
  "No peace be thine," exclaimed, "away, away!"

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme ABCADEEDFGGFHH
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 696
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Stanza Lengths 14
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William Lisle Bowles

William Lisle Bowles was an English poet and critic In 1783 he won the chancellors prize for Latin verse In 1789 he published in a small quarto volume Fourteen Sonnets which were received with extraordinary favour not only by the general public but by such men as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Wordsworth The Sonnets even in form were a revival a return to an older and purer poetic style and by their grace of expression melodious versification tender tone of feeling and vivid appreciation of the life and beauty of nature stood out in strong contrast to the elaborated commonplaces which at that time formed the bulk of English poetry more…

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