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Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet known for his unique poetic style and profound religious themes. His work was not widely recognized during his lifetime but gained recognition after his death.

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All World Men Hopkins Ifs Mind Nature Spring All Things Giving Glory Mean Self Should Doe Fall Knows Looks Lovely Christ Grandeur

Famous Gerard Manley Hopkins Quotes

“...Where we, even where we mean To mend her we end her, When we hew or delve: After-comers cannot guess the beauty been. Ten or twelve, only ten or twelve Strokes of havoc únselve The sweet especial scene, Rural scene, a rural scene, Sweet especial rural scene.”

Nature Life And Living Poetry Quotes

Book:The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Source: The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

“...O if we but knew what to do When we delve or hew— Hack and rack the growing green! Since country is so tender To touch, her being só slender,”

Nature Life And Living Poetry Quotes

Book:The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

Source: The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins

“What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O let them be left, wildness and wet; Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.”

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Book:Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Complete Poems

Source: Gerard Manley Hopkins: The Complete Poems

“I thought how sadly beauty of inscape was unknown and buried away from simple people and yet how near at hand it was if they had eyes to see it and it could be called out everywhere again.”

People Ifs Hands Eye Nature Simple Beauty Buried Nature Beauty

Book:Poems and prose

Source: Poems and prose

“As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame”

Nature Fire Color Draws Flames Dragonflies

Book:Hopkins: The Mystic Poets

Source: Hopkins: The Mystic Poets

“Nothing is so beautiful as spring - when weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush's eggs look little low heavens, and thrush through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring the ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.”

“And the headbonny ash that sits over the burn. What would the world be, once bereft Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left, O Let them be left, wildness and wet: Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.”

World Long Left Nature Wilderness Weed Wet Ashes Wildness Hopkins Bereft Rivers And Water Inspiring Nature

Author:Gerard Manley Hopkins

“Look at the stars! Look, look up at the skies! Oh look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air! The bright boroughs, the circle-citadels there!”

Looks Light Stars Nature Fire Air Sky Sitting Folks Circles Look Up Hopkins Citadels

Author:Gerard Manley Hopkins

About the Author

Born: July 28, 1844
Died: June 8, 1889
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 94

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Delphi Complete Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Illustrated)Related source material

Selected Poems of Gerard Manley HopkinsRelated source material

The Poems of Gerard Manley HopkinsRelated source material

God's GrandeurRelated source material

Hopkins: The Mystic PoetsRelated source material

Poems and proseRelated source material

Poems of Gerard Manley HopkinsRelated source material

Selected LettersRelated source material

A Hopkins reader: selectionsRelated source material

The note-books and papers of Gerard Manley HopkinsRelated source material

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