“A light, a glory, a fair luminous cloud
Enveloping the earth.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Dejection: An Ode
St. 4
Dejection: An Ode (1802)
Quotes from workDejection: An Ode
"Dejection: An Ode" is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1802. The poem in its original form was written to Sara Hutchinson, a woman who was not his wife, and discusses his feelings of love for her. The various versions of the poem describe Coleridge's inability to write poetry and living in a state of paralysis, but published editions remove his personal feelings and mention of Hutchinson.
“The grand old ballad of Sir Patrick Spence.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Dejection: An Ode
St. 1
Dejection: An Ode (1802)
“O lady! we receive but what we give
And in our life alone does Nature live.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Dejection: An Ode
St. 4
Dejection: An Ode (1802)
