Samuel Taylor Coleridge

‘Separation’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

A sworded man whose trade is blood, In grief, in anger, and in fear, Thro’ jungle, swamp, and torrent flood, I seek the wealth you hold so dear! The dazzling charm of outward form, The power of gold, the pride of birth, Have taken Woman’s heart by storm– Usurp’d the place of inward worth. Is … Continue reading ‘Separation’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge →

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

‘Kubla Khan’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree : Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea. So twice five miles of fertile ground With walls and towers were girdled round : And there were gardens bright with sinuous rills, Where blossomed many an incense-bearing tree … Continue reading ‘Kubla Khan’ by Samuel Taylor Coleridge →