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The Fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix for ever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single,
All things by a law devine
In one another's being mingle--
Why not I with thine?
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See the mountains kiss high heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven
If it disdain'd its brother:
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea--
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?
Notes
Published by Leigh Hunt, The Indicator, December 22, 1819. Reprinted by Mrs. Shelley, Posthumous Poems, 1824. Included in the Harvard manuscript book, where it is headed An Anacreontic, and dated 'January, 1820.' Written by Shelley in a copy of Hunt's Literary Pocket-Book, 1819, and presented to Sophia Stacey, December 29, 1820.
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Ah! Lovely..
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Techniques
From guest Juliet Marillienne (contact)
What are the techniques in love's philosophy? When I mean techniques, I mean like simile, metaphor, irony, tone, etc. -
such beauty in these verses like a prelude to an embrace, invitation by imitation of all the world around us...remarkable poetry, indeed...PK
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I've always loved Shelley.
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From the prespective of Deep Ecology
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Based on the lines;"The winds of heaven mix for ever With a sweet emotion..", we can see this poem from the perspective of Deep Ecology(DE) rather than mere a love poem. According to DE, everything in the world is closely interrelated with each other. Shelley advocates that even man's emotion(LOVE) is interfused with or determined by physical world, nature. So if we know where we are in the natural world and how the world goes, our loving each other is a natural thing, otherwise, we go against the law of nature. love can be a easy thing if we follow the -
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guest SK
"if we follow the"...... please return to finish what you wanted to say
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the summary and analysis
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Hi, can someone provide me the exact meaning of the poem and what love is he refering to? any related url? thank u -
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To guest Sharon.
My opinion is that Shelley is remonstrating with a lady that he loves but who does not show affection for him.
He states that all aspects of the world are in pairs and how they mix and mingle and he asks why she will not kiss him.
The girl is called, I believe, Sophia Stacey.
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I love this poem very much. One of my favourite poets. The metaphors of this poem is simply amazing.
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rawr! i love this poem! the rhyming...its amazing! the flow, yes its wonderful. short and sweet and beautiful
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This is a very cute poem, but, in the end, I find it a little obnoxious and not the best of Shelley's work. It's too quaint for his style, I think.
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Oh cute
I like this one a lot! It flows really really well..and I love the rhyming...its awesome! Great job writing this. I love it Keep up the good work there!
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Wow, beautifil. I'm really speechless. I love it-keep it up.
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Shelly has always been one of my favorite poets, and I have a book of Shelly's poems in my library. This one is just lovely, and a pleasure to read it again.
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This poem asks the question, why does the earth love itseld and you haqve not love for me. I was looking for a poem of love and did I ever find it. This is great! I do think I am inspired by this poem. I will continue my search. This may be the one I'll use and it may not.
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