Quotes from workThe Bard
The Bard. A Pindaric Ode is a poem by Thomas Gray, set at the time of Edward I's conquest of Wales. Inspired partly by his researches into medieval history and literature, partly by his discovery of Welsh harp music, it was itself a potent influence on future generations of poets and painters, seen by many as the first creative work of the Celtic Revival and as lying at the root of the Romantic movement in Britain.
“Dear, as the light that visits these sad eyes;
Dear, as the ruddy drops that warm my heart.”
I. 3. lines 39-40
The Bard (1757)
“Ye towers of Julius, London's lasting shame,
With many a foul and midnight murder fed.”
II. 3. lines 87-88
The Bard (1757)
“Visions of glory, spare my aching sight,
Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!”
III. 1. lines 107-108
The Bard (1757)
II. 2. lines 71-76
The Bard (1757)
“The verse adorn again
Fierce War, and faithful Love,
And Truth severe, by fairy Fiction drest.”
III. 3. lines 125-127
The Bard (1757)
