Scholars of this poem argue over what its "two-handed engine at the door" actually is.
In this poem, a river is personified as a "reverend Sire" wearing a "Mantle hairy" and a "Bonnet sedge." The speaker of this poem mentions animals who are "swoll'n with wind," "rot inwardly," and spread "foul contagion." Part of this poem describes a character who carries "two massy Keyes...of metals twain," the Pilot of the Galilean lake. This poem opens with the speaker telling laurels and myrtles that "I come to pluck your Berries harsh and crude." Scholars of this poem argue over what its "two-handed engine at the door" actually is. Most of this poem is spoken by an "uncouth swain," who instructs "Look homeward Angel" and tells shepherds to "weep no more." This poem is dedicated to Edward King, who died in a shipwreck. For 10 points, name this pastoral elegy by John Milton.
In this poem, a river is personified as a "reverend Sire" wearing a "Mantle hairy" and a "Bonnet sedge.
"Lycidas"