The Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt, Revised by Himself and Ed. with an Intr. by S.A. Lee Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1857 Excerpt: ... however well known." So saying he rang, to leave nothing in doubt, And the sour little gentleman bless'd himself out. 'But glad look'd the God at the next who appear'd, For 'twas Campbell, by Poland's pale blessing en dear'd: And Montgom'ry was with him, a freeman as true, (Heav'n loves the ideal, which practises too;) And him follow'd Rogers, whose laurel-tree shows Thicker leaves, and more sunny, the older it grows; Rejoicing he came in the god-send of weather: Then Scott (for the famous ones all came together); His host overwhelm'd him with thanks for his novels; Then Crabbe, asking questions concerning Greek hovels; And Byron, with eager indifference; and Moore With admiring glad eyes, that came leaping before; '/ And Keats, with young tresses and thoughts, like the god's; And Shelley, a sprite from his farthest abodes; Phoebus gave him commissions from Marlowe and Plato; And Landor, whom two Latin poets sent bay to, (Catullus and Ovid); and Southey with looks Like a man just awak'd from the depth of his books; And Coleridge, fine dreamer, with lutes in his rhyme; And Wordsworth, the prince of the bards of his time. "And now," said the God, --but he scarcely had spoken, When bang went the door--you'd have thought it was broken; And in rush'd a mob with a scuffle and squeeze, Exclaiming, "What Wordsworth, and fellows like these Nay then, we may all take our seats as we please " I can't, if I would, tell you who they all were; But a whole shoal of fops and of pedants were there, All the heart and impart men, and such as suppose They write like the Virgils, and Popes, and Boiteaus. The God smil'd at first with a turn tow'rds the fire, And whisper'd "There, tell 'em they'd better retire;" But lord this was only to set a...