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“The stars are forth, the moon above the tops Of the snow-shining mountains.—Beautiful! I linger yet with Nature, for the night Hath been to me a more familiar face Than that of man; and in her starry shade Of dim and solitary loveliness, I learn'd the language of another world.”

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Manfred

The poem explores themes of existential angst and the struggle for self-realization through the character of Manfred, a nobleman who seeks solace in the Alps. more

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