The moving Moon went up the sky,
And no where did abide;
Softly she was going up,
And a star or two beside-

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Topic

The moon The night sky

Author

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Source

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1798 1790s 18th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere." Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems. London: J. & A. Arch, 1798, pt. 4.

Current Citation

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Major Works, edited by H. J. Jackson. Oxford University Press, 2009, pt. 4.

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He who binds to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise.

William Blake

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Topic
Letting go

Author

William Blake
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1792 1790s 18th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Blake, William. Poem written in his notebook. c. 1792.

Current Citation

Blake, William. "Eternity." William Blake: Selected Poems, edited by Nicholas Shrimpton. Oxford University Press, 2019.