Rabbi Ben Ezra BY ROBERT BROWNING Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith "A whole I planned, Youth shows but half; trust God: see all, nor be afraid!'' Not that, amassing flowers, Youth sighed "Which rose make ours, Which lily leave and then as best recall?" Not that, admiring stars, It yearned "Nor Jove, nor Mars; Mine be some figured flame which blends, transcends them all!" Not for such hopes and fears Annulling youth's brief years, Do I remonstrate: folly wide the mark! Rather I prize the doubt Low kinds exist without, Finished and finite clods, untroubled by a spark. Poor vaunt of life indeed, Were man but formed to feed On joy, to solely seek and find and feast: Such feasting ended, then As sure an end to men; Irks care the crop-full bird? Frets doubt the maw-crammed beast? Rejoice we a...
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Rape of The Lock (Mock Epic) By Alexander Pope Alexander Pope was born in 1668. He is considered a representative poet of the 18 th century. The Rape of the Lock is his masterpiece. It is a mock epic poem. It is a great satire of contemporary London society. It is the mirror to the 18 th century aristocratic social life. It is a representative poem of the age of pope. It is, in fact, a satire upon feminine playfulness and pride. The foul fashion of the contemporary society has been focused by Pope as satiric style. Mock epic may be considered as the little reformation of epic poem. Epic’s work of art is very large and vigorous. But in mock epic, mere matter is given much priority. This mere matter is expressed through laugh and satire. Mock epic is the expression of mere/trivial thing through laugh and mockery. The conflict between goodness and men heaven and earth is focused in epic poem. At the same way, Pope has mentioned the discord between the two families regarding...
A Passage To India E.M. Foster A Passage To India is a remarkable novel of E.M. Foster . Dr. Aziz , Aleda, Feilding, Ronny and Mrs. Moore are the central characters of the novel. Conflict is the keynote of the novel. The novel depicts the clash of the culture of the English and the Indian (East and West), the clash of imperialism with natives, the clash of the human heart with the machinery of the government, the clash of Hindus and Muslims and the clash between communities. The domination of the English over the Indians is the central theme of the novel. The city of Chandrapore is used as British administration station. Ronny Heaslop is the magistrate of t...