Where Bells No More Affright the Morn
poem 112
Where Bells No More Affright the Morn - meaning Summary
Longing for Peaceful Afterlife
The speaker imagines a serene, post-earthly place where morning bells, scrabbling commerce, and restless public life no longer disturb anyone. Children sleep peacefully and once-nimble gentlemen are confined to quiet rooms; the scene is named Bliss or Heaven. The voice petitions a paternal figure for arrival there and invokes Moses as a vantage point for a final, transcendent view beyond both domestic and industrial alarms. It expresses yearning for restful escape.
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