Percy Bysshe Shelley was born at Field Place near Horsham, Sussex, England, on August 4th, 1792, and was drowned in the sea off Leghorn on July 8th, 1822, within a month of completing his 30th year. Here, Margaretta Scott reads a selection of his finest work.
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"Shelley is probably my favorite poet....I memorized Ozymandius for school years ago and it's stuck with me....I even wrote my senior thesus (high school) on Shelley (my English teacher was impressed and pleased because she'd done her master's thesus on him)" — Jenny (4 out of 5 stars)
"Shelley is probably my favorite poet....I memorized Ozymandius for school years ago and it's stuck with me....I even wrote my senior thesus (high school) on Shelley (my English teacher was impressed and pleased because she'd done her master's thesus on him)"
" Beautiful, elegant , dream like melodies crafted from verse . "
" T.S. Eliot can say what he wants. Shelley towers over him. "
" I adore Shelley. "Ozymandius" is one of my favorite poems in any language. "
" Shelley is my favourite poet.He was a true revolutionary.All his works are very endearing and also infuse the "revolutionary" spirit in one's heart.He was really on a cosmic scale.Sublime! "
" I had a friend who loved Shelley, and how I mocked her for it. Until I grew older, and fell in love with his excess. "
" one of my favorite poets "
" One of my all time favorites that I return to over and over again. Shelley is a master of seduction. Taste his words and devour his rhythm. "
" Please can I rip all the pages out of this book and rub them all over my body? "
" Shelley is without a doubt my favorite poet. "
" Loved it. Of course I'm a huge fan of Percy Bysshe Shelley. Actually I'd probably be a fan of any man named Percy, I just like that name. "
" Shelley is the best lyricist in poetic history. In my humble opinion anyway. It's a shame that he's overshadowed all the time by his wife, but he is once again slowly being recognised as one of the greater romantic poets.. "
" Shelley is always in flight, soaring, reaching beyond the possible. He is the eye by which the universe sees itself and knows it is divine. "
" they just don't write like this anymore. goes great with a glass of wine! "
" I already wrote a review "
" Shelley is one of my favorites. His poem "Ozymandias" is one of the definitive reflections on mortality. "
" This is something you really need to dip in and out of when you feel like it. I'd really recommend Shelley to everyone though, he's such a brilliant poet. "
" Prometheus Unbound, Mont Blanc, Ode to the West Wind, Ozmandias "
" If you like Romance and Death and Sadness and Woe and Grandeur and Misery and Longing and Truth... and strenuous capitalization of the Abstract. and c'mon, you know you do! "
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