Project Gutenberg 2010-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 465 Bowles, William Lisle 1762 1850 Gilfillan, George 1813 1878 The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 2 Produced by richyfourtytwo, Carla Foust, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles, Vol. 2" by William Lisle Bowles is a collection of poetry written in the early to mid-19th century. This volume provides not only the poems themselves but also a memoir and critical essays discussing Bowles' impact on modern poetry. The content reflects on themes of nature, melancholy, and human experiences intertwined with spiritual and moral contemplations. At the start of this volume, the author sets the stage by discussing the historical context of poetry from the past to Bowles' present, emphasizing the stark differences between the poetic styles of the 18th and 19th centuries. The opening portion reveals the author's contemplative nature as he muses over life's fleeting moments, the passage of time, and the poetic significance of natural beauty. He reminisces about his childhood while examining the remnants of history, like bones in a cave, prompting meditations on mortality and existence. There is a palpable yearning for the past and an analysis of contemporary society's moral decay as compared to the past's values, setting a reflective tone that permeates Bowles' poetic endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English poetry PR Text Category: Poetry 887035 2025-08-13T07:43:26.597471 text/html 914548 2021-01-25T17:41:04 text/html 348753 2025-08-13T07:44:00.571351 application/epub+zip 357413 2025-08-13T07:43:37.502381 application/epub+zip 330112 2025-08-13T07:43:32.307382 application/epub+zip 815848 2025-08-13T07:44:09.873252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1309691 2025-08-13T07:43:53.374289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1273161 2022-09-14T16:35:56.346731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 569972 2025-08-13T07:43:22.695970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 569839 2010-04-26T14:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 569858 2010-04-26T14:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20356 2025-08-13T07:44:10.282200 application/rdf+xml 20382 2025-08-13T07:43:33.012418 image/jpeg 4563 2025-08-13T07:43:32.662377 image/jpeg 213928 2010-04-26T14:39:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 246527 2021-01-25T17:41:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 213867 2010-04-26T14:39:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 327756 2025-08-13T07:43:26.654546 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