The Poems of William Watson
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Autumn leaves, remembered voices and the uncertainty of knowing oneself give William Watson's verse its varied subjects. This collection opens with a prelude about the poet's fitful inspiration, then moves through seasonal reflection, grief, youth and affection. In "A Child's Hair," a curl sent in a letter becomes an occasion to picture mountains, vineyards and lakes, and to wish that a child will retain his delight in nature.
The contents also include literary tributes, political sonnets and epigrams, alongside longer narrative poems. An excerpt from "The Prince's Quest" follows a prince arriving by boat at a shining city, where a porter greets him with news of an old prophecy. Watson's range allows readers to move between intimate observations and imagined scenes of palaces and golden gates. The collection offers a way to explore nineteenth-century English poetry through both brief lyrics and storytelling in verse.
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- Author
- William Watson
- Pages
- 165
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classical Poetry
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