. William Wordsworth, his life, works and influence . cation de TAmour, by the Vicomte de Segur. 1797] THE CONVICT ;oi as Milton attained full stature as a poet only aftertwenty years of attention to public affairs, so wehave no reason to regret that Wordsworth for a timegave himself to such questions, even if, as is not at allcertain, he thereby delayed the expansion of his poeticpowers. The Convict was originally printed in TheMorning Post, December 14,1797, and this version showsvery emphatically the poets anti-monarchical prin-ciples, as may be seen in the following stanzas, con-trasting t
. William Wordsworth, his life, works and influence . cation de TAmour, by the Vicomte de Segur. 1797] THE CONVICT ;oi as Milton attained full stature as a poet only aftertwenty years of attention to public affairs, so wehave no reason to regret that Wordsworth for a timegave himself to such questions, even if, as is not at allcertain, he thereby delayed the expansion of his poeticpowers. The Convict was originally printed in TheMorning Post, December 14,1797, and this version showsvery emphatically the poets anti-monarchical prin-ciples, as may be seen in the following stanzas, con-trasting the lot of the king and the felon :* When from the dark Synod, or blood-reeking field,To his chamber the Monarch is soothers of sense their soft virtue shall silent attention shall pillow his head. If the less guilty Convict a moment would dozeAnd oblivion his tortures the iron that galls him his limbs must reposeIn the damp-dropping vault of disease. ? See an article by R. A. Potts in The AthencBum for August 13, iHii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiii!.,iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirirnTWTnTni
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