Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Man and the Natural World Quotes
All round the coast the languid air did swoon,Breathing like one that hath a weary dream. (5-6)
Time Quotes
In the afternoon they came unto a landIn which it seemed always afternoon. (4-5)
Versions of Reality Quotes
Let us alone. What pleasure can we haveTo war with evil? Is there any peaceIn ever climbing up the climbing wave? (93-95)
Death Quotes
The flower ripens in its place,Ripens and fades, and falls, and hath no toil, (81-82)
The Home Quotes
And sweet it was to dream of Fatherland,Of child, and wife, and slave; but evermore (39-40)