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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
INTERIORS, by THEOPHILE GAUTIER Poem Explanation Poet's Biography First Line: When panels creak mysteriously swayed Last Line: Begins, through heaven, his glorious course to run. Alternate Author Name(s): Theo, Le Bon | |||
WHEN panels creak mysteriously swayed; When from the deep wide gaping hearth are made Unearthly sounds; when the logs strangely seem To groan and hiss, and round their edges gleam All pale and wan; when moving in their frames The portraits seem of ancient knights and dames-- Then do you like by night, with no one near, To read old tales of marvel and of fear? This I enjoy--if in some grim old tower I find a ponderous folio to devour, Dragged from a dusty Gothic cabinet, Long years forgotten, on whose margins set Flowers, figures, objects of each gorgeous hue, As in a painted window you may view. I cannot leave it--lyrics, ballads, lays, Legend of saint who plague and famine stays, Cures leprosy, and devils puts to flight By sign of Cross; or tale of valiant knight: All I devour, the clock strikes twelve in vain, And the owl shrieks as through the narrow pane The lights before me daze his startled eyes; My table like a tomb in shape and size; Meanwhile my candle gutters o'er and makes Long winding sheets; then thro' the lattice breaks The rosy tint of dawn, and the glad sun Begins, through heaven, his glorious course to run. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE AT SEA by THEOPHILE GAUTIER AN INVITATION by THEOPHILE GAUTIER BOAT SONG by THEOPHILE GAUTIER CHRISTMAS by THEOPHILE GAUTIER CLARIMONDE by THEOPHILE GAUTIER DESOLATION by THEOPHILE GAUTIER IN FUTURO by THEOPHILE GAUTIER LE MONDE EST MECHANT by THEOPHILE GAUTIER |
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