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The Chimney Sweeper

  Poem   : "The Chimney Sweeper" by "William Blake" When my mother died I was very young, And my father sold me while yet my tongue Could scarcely cry " 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" So your chimneys I sweep & in soot I sleep. There's little Tom Dacre, who cried when his head That curled like a lamb's back, was shaved, so I said, "Hush, Tom! never mind it, for when your head's bare, You know that the soot cannot spoil your white hair." And so he was quiet, & that very night, As Tom was a-sleeping he had such a sight! That thousands of sweepers, Dick, Joe, Ned, & Jack, Were all of them locked up in coffins of black; And by came an Angel who had a bright key, And he opened the coffins & set them all free; Then down a green plain, leaping, laughing they run, And wash in a river and shine in the Sun. Then naked & white, all their bags left behind, They rise upon clouds, and sport in the wind. And the An...

Francis bacon

  Let's know about "FRANCIS BACON" Francis Bacon is a major figure in early British literature. This man has proven to be instrumental in the development of the Scientific Revolution in the late 18th century even though his demise took place centuries before. Furthermore, experts of the English language hold Francis Bacon essays in high esteem. Writing Style Francis Bacon, in writing, made use of metaphors, analogies, and vivid imagery. Furthermore, he was a rhetorical professional writer. Also, the essays of Francis Bacon highlight his incisive mind and his wisdom. The release of the first book of Francis Bacon took place in 1597. Afterwards, there was the release of later editions with additional essays whose release took place in 1612 and 1625. Each essay of Bacon was a revelation of his immense knowledge of Latin. Francis Bacon essays rely heavily on ancient Roman wisdom through the use of axioms and proverbs. Additionally, Bacon uses wit to get his point across to...

Ozymandias

  Brief summary and analysis of poem  "OZYMANDIAS"                 By "P.B.SHELLEY" 1) Introduction: "Ozymandias" is a sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley and was first published in 1818. The poem explores the fleeting nature of power and serves as a critique on the inevitable decline of even the most powerful rulers and civilizations. 2) Summary: "Ozymandias" tells the story of a traveler who encounters a vast, shattered statue in the desert. The statue once depicted the mighty Ozymandias, a powerful ruler who believed that he would be remembered forever. However, time and the forces of nature have reduced the statue to ruins. The traveler reflects on the irony of the inscription on the pedestal, which proudly declares, "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Despite the grandiosity of Ozymandias' claim, there is nothing left of his empire but sand and decay. 3) Critical Analysis: "Ozymandias" is a highly regarded ...

Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer:  Forget dusty scrolls and monks in robes – Geoffrey Chaucer was no cloistered scholar. He was a man of the world: a diplomat haggling in foreign courts, a civil servant navigating London's bustling streets. All those different faces he encountered, the knight with tarnished honor, the gossipy housewife...they found their way into his writing. See, before Chaucer, "important" stories were in Latin, meant for the high and mighty. But Chaucer, he wrote in English, the language of the tavern and the marketplace. He legitimized the everyday tongue, and in the process, helped shape the English we speak today. His greatest hit, "The Canterbury Tales," reads like a medieval road trip. A bunch of mismatched pilgrims, from a noble knight to a farting miller, all head to a shrine, telling stories to pass the time. These aren't tales of spotless heroes, but flawed, bickering, gloriously human messes, just like the rest of us. Chaucer painted life wit...