Earth has not anything to show more fair:
Dull would he be of soul who could pass by
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning; silent , bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky,
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did the sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
A sight so touching in its majesty:
This City now doth like a garment wear
The beauty of the morning; silent , bare,
Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie
Open unto the fields, and to the sky,
All bright and glittering in the smokeless air.
Never did the sun more beautifully steep
In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill;
Ne'er saw I, never felt a calm so deep!
The river glideth at his own sweet will:
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;
And all that mighty heart is lying still!
This is a poet animation of William Wordsworth reading his poem Westminster Bridge. I did some research and found out that Westminster Bridge is a bridge in London. In this Poem Wordsworth is explaining a view from this bridge. I believe Wordsworth is writing this poem to show his appreciation for nature as he admires the beauty of the morning, splendor valley and rock or hill. In the poem it says "Ne'er saw I, never felt a calm so deep!" This shows that this view that Wordsworth is looking at is relaxing and simply enjoyable. Wordsworth once again does an amazing job painting this picture in your mind of this majestic city during the night. "this City now doth like a garment wear The beauty of the morning; silent , bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie" He describes the city with the factories shut down the smokeless air and the stars sparkling above. He talks about the ships, towers, domes, theaters and temples laying open into the fields and to the sky. I think that this means that it appears to be that they are enjoying the peace and quiet as well. He describes it in a way that it makes it feel like you are almost there as you read it I have not been able to find or figure through research if this poem has any greater meaning that just a beautiful scene of of the bridge. At the very end Wordsworth writes:Dear God! the very houses seem asleep; And all that mighty heart is lying still!" This meaning that every house looks to be asleep and that the view of this is so great that it had made Wordsworth heart lye still. It creates a very peaceful image. I think that Wordsworth wrote this poem just simply because he came across this view from the bridge and was blown away be the amazing scene that he was looking at and wanted to share it. Wordsworth's main idea in this poem is to simply show how beautiful and majestic the city of London is during the night from the view of the Westminster Bridge.
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