...O if we but knew what to do When we delve or hew— Hack and rack the growing green! Since country is so tender To touch, her being só slender,
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About Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins was a 19th-century English poet and catholic priest. Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – established him as an innovator, as did his praise of God through vivid use of imagery and nature. Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Nature — Appreciation for the natural world and our place within it