Ernest Hartley Coleridge

Ernest Hartley Coleridge
Ernest Hartley Coleridge (1846–1920) was a British literary scholar, poet, and editor, known for his work on the manuscripts and poetry of Lord Byron. He was the grandson of the famous Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and inherited the task of preserving the family’s literary legacy. His most significant work includes editing collections like "The Works of Lord Byron: Poetry" and "The Letters of Lord Byron". In addition to his editorial work, he also wrote poetry and contributed to various literary journals.

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PREFACE The aim and purport of this edition of the Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is to provide the general reader with an authoritative list of the poems and dramas hitherto published, and at the same time to furnish the student with an exhaustive summary of various readings derived from published and unpublished sources, viz. (1) the successive editions issued by the author, (2) holograph... more...

PREFACE The aim and purport of this edition of the Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge is to provide the general reader with an authoritative list of the poems and dramas hitherto published, and at the same time to furnish the student with an exhaustive summary of various readings derived from published and unpublished sources, viz. (1) the successive editions issued by the author, (2) holograph... more...

ACT I Scene—The Thuilleries. Barrere.The tempest gathers—be it mine to seekA friendly shelter, ere it bursts upon him.But where? and how? I fear the Tyrant'ssoul—Sudden in action, fertile in resource,And rising awful 'mid impending ruins;In splendor gloomy, as the midnight meteor,That fearless thwarts the elemental war.When last in secret conference we met,He scowl'd upon me with... more...