Lucy Gray William Wordsworth Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide moor, --The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door! Family Life Nature Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide moor, --The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door! You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray
Lucy Gray by William Wordsworth
" Lucy Gray " is a poem written by William Wordsworth in 1799 and published in his Lyrical Ballads. It describes the death of a young girl named Lucy Gray, who went out one evening into a storm. Background The poem was inspired by Wordsworth being surrounded by snow, and his sister's memory of a real incident that happened at Halifax. [1] Lucy Gray [or Solitude] by William Wordsworth - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry Lucy Gray [or Solitude] Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray, And when I cross'd the Wild, I chanc'd to see at break of day The solitary Child. No Mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wild Moor, The sweetest Thing that ever grew Beside a human door! Lucy Gray (Or Solitude) William Wordsworth 1 viewer 7.4K views 3 Contributors Lucy Gray (Or Solitude) Lyrics OFT I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see. Wordsworth's poem 'Lucy Gray' (1799) is one of his best known. Reading it recently with my daughter--who is fascinated with the idea of ghosts and not at all scared [so far - Ed.]--it struck me that apart from the obvious subject of the loss of a child, there is a very modern sort of guilt expressed here. For me the real horror in this poem is.
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William Wordsworth 's Lucy Gray tells the story of an innocent young girl who is lost in the wild and never found again. The suggestion is that she dies, although at the end Wordsworth. In the Dark, Soft Earth. $10.99. Celestial Euphony. $9.99. Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide moor, --The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door! You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green. The Lucy poems are a series of five poems composed by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth (1770-1850) between 1798 and 1801. William Wordsworth Lucy Gray Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray: And, when I crossed the wild, I chanced to see at break of day The solitary child. No mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide moor, —The sweetest thing that ever grew Beside a human door! You yet may spy the fawn at play, The hare upon the green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray
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Lucy Gray Oft I had heard of Lucy Gray, And when I cross'd the Wild, I chanc'd to see at break of day The solitary Child. No Mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wild Moor, The sweetest Thing that ever grew Beside a human door! You yet may spy the Fawn at play, The Hare upon the Green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray Will never more be seen. Abstract. This article explores the interrelation of melancholy, archives, and spectrality in William Wordsworth's 'Lucy Gray'. Drawing on the Derridean notion of 'le mal d'archive' and various concepts of melancholia (Sigmund Freud, Julia Kristeva, and Slavoj Žižek), it will be argued that the poem is characterized by a melancholic sense of loss that kindles the speaker's.
Lyrical Ballads, Volume II by William Wordsworth Lucy Gray The Idle Shepherd-Boys, or Dungeon-Gill Force → LUCY GRAY. Oft had I heard of Lucy Gray, And when I cross'd the Wild, I chanc'd to see at break of day The solitary Child. No Mate, no comrade Lucy knew; She dwelt on a wide Moor, The sweetest Thing that ever grew Beside a human door! The poem "Lucy Gray" by William Wordsworth is a moving and beautiful poem about the loss of a young girl, and the grief and acceptance that her parents feel. The poem is written in a simple and straightforward style, and the emotions are clear and powerful. This is a poem that anyone who has experienced loss can relate to, and it is a.
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The hare upon the green; But the sweet face of Lucy Gray. Will never more be seen. 'To-night will be a stormy night-. You to the town must go; And take a lantern, Child, to light. Your mother through the snow.'. 'That, Father! will I gladly do: 'Tis scarcely afternoon-. Lucy Gray. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. The poem was inspired by Wordsworth being surrounded by snow, and his sister's memory of a real incident that happened at Halifax. Wordsworth explained the origins when he wrote, "Written at Goslar in Germany in 1799. It was founded on a circumstance told me by my Sister, of a little.
