The reason why he gained such labels was that he was, radically, against political and religious institutions: government, Christianity, and marriage. ... Like his contemporaries, Shelley saw himself engaged in a quest for understanding the world and the place of the poet in this work. ... They longed for power and reward that they would gain from being Anarchy's servants. ...
Of course, according to him, we aren't normally in commune with our soul, but all we need to gain this connection is demonstrated in the following: Loafe with me [his soul] on the grass . . . . loose the stop from your throat, Not words, not music or rhyme I want . . . . not custom or lecture, not even the best, Only the lull I like, the hum of your valved voice. ... He believed that a person had two times when complete understanding of the world was possible: while in the womb, and after death. Since the elegies are a lamentation on humanity's permanent loss of understa...
"My heart is to intensify the expression of things, as is done by Crivelli, Bellini, ect, so that the heart and inner meaning is made vividly visible."" Thomas Hardy states on January 3rd, 1886, about his works (Scott 2). A common thread that is in three of Hardy's many poems is a passion or mourning for a lost love or friend. These three poems that share this common theme are "After a Journey,"" "The Haunter,"" and "Your Last Drive."" "After a Journey- is about a love that is lost, but is still with him, and "The Haunter- is for the loss of a close friend, and "Your Last Drive- is ab...
