Samuel Johnson said "Where there is leisure for fiction there is little grief" in his condemnation of this poem.
Samuel Johnson said "Where there is leisure for fiction there is little grief" in his condemnation of this poem. The central event of this poem is described as "killing as the canker to the rose". Its speaker asks for our "frail thoughts" to "dally with false surmise" to "interpose a little ease". This poem calls fame the "last infirmity of noble mind". In this poem, a "two-handed engine" standing ready to smite is described by the Pilot of the Galilean Sea. This poem instructs an angel to "melt with ruth" and to "look homeward". In its opening lines, its speaker presents the image of plucking the berries of myrtle and shattering its leaves. The conclusion of this poem instruct us to "Weep no more" for the title character, who is described as "the Genius of the Shore" and who drowned in the Irish Sea. For 10 points, name this pastoral elegy written for Edward King by John Milton.
Samuel Johnson said "Where there is leisure for fiction there is little grief" in his condemnation of this poem.
\"Lycidas\"