fears fears written april conversation poems poem composed france threatened invade great_britain opposed british government poem sides british people patriotic defense homeland poem emphasizes desire protect family live simple life harmony nature critical response poem mixed critics claiming work anti british background radical early supporter french revolution believed bring needed political change europe great_britain actions french government beginning revolution especially invasion nations caused lose faith cause opposed british government prime minister supported british nation national defense france threatened invade britain belief held france invade irish kingdom experiencing rebellion time fears invasion manifested april began arm april traveled childhood home went visit william time wrote fears written april alarm invasion fears published small pamphlet collection included france ode eventually printed seven times collections later poem removed lines directly attacked british government change reflected changing political views radical conservative beliefs poem poem begins setting moving politics green silent spot amid hills small silent place singing lines poem continues pointing best life simple life men live nature feelings thoughts joy found religious meanings forms nature lines british like plague spreads poor behavior nations like cloud travels steamed cairo swamps gone forth borne distant tribes slavery far deep slow murders man body soul lines attacks corruption british politicians narrator supports britain native britain mother isle thou prove dear holy lakes mountain hills clouds quiet rocks seas drunk intellectual life sweet thoughts god nature lovely honourable things makes mortal spirit feel joy greatness future lines poem ends narrator praising home nature beloved church tower huge mark mansion friend close hidden view cottage mother peace light footsteps tend remembering thee green silent grateful nature solitary heart worthy love thoughts human kind lines themes politics poem emphasizes problems british politics expresses views conservatives corruption government feels way feels loyalty country wants british safe regardless problems poem topic france ode describes view french revolution changed time especially france invasion switzerland images poem operate circular pattern poem begins ends lived peaceful home beginning parallel valley quiet place allows pleasant life ideas nature found brought following familiar view poem includes views unity mankind nature fear invasion destroy unity safeguard narrator protects family rest britain emphasis simple living poem conclusion return represents return family gothic elements poem connect works including ancient ballad dark france ode frost midnight graves critical response letter sent friends robert described poem beautiful contemporary reviews original pamphlet collection including fears believed poetry expressed thought review december emphasized beautiful lines starting line end review january claims author fears highly honourable feelings complimentary national character victorian poet preface edition argues compare verses headed fears exquisite tone colour worthy better sequel majestic masculine great hold stronger admirable man equal mere poet speaks calm force thought resolution appeals fashion heart spirit mind manner set strong relief landscape touches poem september review article called poet writes sins england protests mad national wrong close loyalty true son england declares noble strain foundations patriotism laid domestic affections 20th century points charge brought poem poetry generally conceived poetry fact poem group mean like france poem suffers lack heart declares poem shows new achievement return older manner evidently written white heat patriotic degradation english public opinion french wars stretching charity considered conversation poem following states qualities thought feeling successful major poems fears problems wrestle requirements poetic organization claims fears difficult conversation poems ending holmes evoked magic pastoral power samuel picture
Fears in Solitude