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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ON THE BURNING OF LORD MANSFIELD'S LIBRARY (1), by WILLIAM COWPER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: So then - the vandals of our isle Last Line: The burning of his own. Subject(s): Books; Great Britain - Gordon Riots (1780); Murray, William. 1st Earl Of Mansfield; Vandalism; Reading | |||
TOGETHER WITH HIS MSS., BY THE MOB, IN THE MONTH OF JUNE 1780. So then--the Vandals of our isle, Sworn foes to sense and law, Have burnt to dust a nobler pile Than ever Roman saw! And Murray sighs o'er Pope, and Swift, And many a treasure more, The well-judged purchase, and the gift, That graced his lettered store. Their pages mangled, burnt, and torn, The loss was his alone; But ages yet to come shall mourn The burning of his own. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TWO SONNETS: 1 by DAVID LEHMAN THE ILLUSTRATION?ÇÖA FOOTNOTE by DENISE LEVERTOV FALLING ASLEEP OVER THE AENEID by ROBERT LOWELL POETRY MACHINES by CATE MARVIN LENDING LIBRARY by PHYLLIS MCGINLEY A COMPARISON by WILLIAM COWPER |
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