Project Gutenberg 2006-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 335 Bowles, William Lisle 1762 1850 Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1 With Memoir, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes by George Gilfillan richyfourtytwo, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 1" by William Lisle Bowles is a collection of poetry written in the early 19th century. The volume features a variety of sonnets and miscellaneous poems that reflect on themes of nature, loss, memory, and the passage of time. Bowles’s work draws upon his personal experiences, emotions, and the picturesque landscapes he encountered, suggesting a deep interplay between his reflections and the natural world. At the start of the collection, the author introduces his poetic journey, emphasizing that his sonnets arise from personal feelings and reflections prompted during various excursions meant to alleviate his melancholy. He discusses the real-life influences behind his verses, frequently inspired by the landscapes he visited, from the cliffs and rivers to the quiet of rural settings. Many poems express a profound sense of longing and nostalgia, capturing moments of beauty intertwined with sorrow, as Bowles muses on past relationships and the inevitable passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 1016274 2025-06-08T07:15:40.286933 text/html 1046436 2021-10-17T02:37:10 text/html 399418 2025-06-08T07:17:03.431072 application/epub+zip 407952 2025-06-08T07:16:12.415819 application/epub+zip 364244 2025-06-08T07:15:56.753854 application/epub+zip 959871 2025-06-08T07:17:15.875992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1188533 2025-06-08T07:16:35.939660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 960837 2022-09-09T06:35:22.315106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 625099 2025-06-08T07:15:34.877944 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 624933 2021-10-17T02:38:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18765 2025-06-08T07:17:16.110966 application/rdf+xml 23207 2025-06-08T07:15:57.606839 image/jpeg 4789 2025-06-08T07:15:57.183850 image/jpeg 235653 2021-10-17T02:39:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 273753 2021-10-17T02:39:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 366491 2025-06-08T07:15:40.355951 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia