Project Gutenberg 2013-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 156 Hovey, Richard 1864 1900 Seaward: An Elegy on the Death of Thomas William Parsons Produced by Hope Paulson, Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Seaward: An Elegy on the Death of Thomas William Parsons" by Richard Hovey is a poetic elegy composed in the late 19th century. It reflects on the life and death of Thomas William Parsons, a poet and translator known for his work with Dante's "Divine Comedy." This work encapsulates themes of loss, grief, and the enduring nature of the sea, serving as a meditation on the profound impact of Parsons's life and art. In this moving elegy, Hovey's verses juxtapose the serene imagery of marshes and the ocean with the starkness of death, creating a poignant tribute to Parsons. The poem vividly expresses the speaker's profound sense of loss and longing, positioning the sea as both a companion and a symbol of fate that carries away the departed. As the speaker reminisces about their shared moments and the beauty of art, they grapple with the emptiness left by Parsons's absence. The elegy ultimately serves as a heartfelt homage to a friend and fellow poet, celebrating the beauty of creativity while mourning the inevitability of death. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43403/43403-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892 PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Category: Poetry 105840 2025-06-17T13:34:20.230876 text/html 101512 2013-08-05T10:48:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 355163 2025-06-17T13:34:24.784789 application/epub+zip 354790 2025-06-17T13:34:21.493871 application/epub+zip 101867 2025-06-17T13:34:20.888773 application/epub+zip 415358 2025-06-17T13:34:27.671750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195388 2025-06-17T13:34:24.049728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142778 2022-09-19T18:48:15.682480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71353 2025-06-17T13:34:19.650769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71213 2013-08-05T10:48:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16160 2025-06-17T13:34:27.839755 application/rdf+xml 11696 2025-06-17T13:34:20.979794 image/jpeg 1769 2025-06-17T13:34:20.934751 image/jpeg 341987 2025-06-17T13:34:20.303757 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