Project Gutenberg 2023-03-02 Public domain in the USA. 297 Shelley, Percy Bysshe 1792 1822 Shelley, P. B. (Percy Bysshe) Rhys, Ernest 1859 1946 Housman, Laurence 1865 1959 Housman, Lawrence Bunny, Benjamin The sensitive plant $aUnited Kingdom :$bGuild of Women-binders, $c1899. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sensitive Plant" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a poetic work written during the early 19th century. This enchanting poem explores themes of beauty, love, and mortality through the lens of a delicate plant and its relationship with a nurturing lady. It encapsulates the transience of life and the inevitable decay that follows beauty, reflecting Shelley’s deep engagement with the emotional landscape of existence. The poem unfolds in a lush garden where a sensitive plant thrives under the care of a gentle lady who lovingly tends to it and the other flowers. As the seasons change, the plant flourishes alongside the vibrant garden, embodying love and longing. However, the narrative takes a somber turn with the lady's death, leading to the garden’s decay and the eventual disappearance of the plant. Ultimately, Shelley raises contemplative questions about the nature of life and death, suggesting that while beauty may fade, its essence endures in memory and spirit. The work stands as a poignant exploration of human emotion entwined with nature's cycles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/sensitiveplant00shel/page/n9/mode/2up 20220115085921shelley 1899 GB Reading ease score: 55.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English poetry -- 19th century PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 94905 2025-07-27T15:03:16.200721 text/html 91056 2023-03-02T17:27:04 text/html 1898154 2025-07-27T15:03:21.305753 application/epub+zip 1896032 2025-07-27T15:03:17.828761 application/epub+zip 181910 2025-07-27T15:03:16.805752 application/epub+zip 2348772 2025-07-27T15:03:23.508755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2271071 2025-07-27T15:03:20.376705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48426 2025-07-27T15:03:15.679737 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48152 2023-03-02T17:27:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19136 2025-07-27T15:03:23.708724 application/rdf+xml 24179 2025-07-27T15:03:17.133739 image/jpeg 3524 2025-07-27T15:03:16.946738 image/jpeg 18358 2023-03-02T17:27:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 2172413 2023-03-02T17:27:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 2185611 2025-07-27T15:03:16.276778 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 en.wikipedia