From the Dark Chambers of Dejection Freed
From the Dark Chambers of Dejection Freed - meaning Summary
Rise from Dejection
Wordsworth addresses Gillies, urging him to cast off dejection and embrace youthful energy and creative ambition. He warns that daring must be guided by reason—citing Bellerophon’s fall as a caution—yet argues that boldness rewarded when tempered by judgment. The poem rejects melancholy and solitude in favour of a cheerful, soaring spirit, which the Muses prefer and which enables genius to progress.
Read Complete AnalysesFROM the dark chambers of dejection freed, Spurning the unprofitable yoke of care, Rise, GILLIES, rise; the gales of youth shall bear Thy genius forward like a winged steed. Though bold Bellerophon (so Jove decreed In wrath) fell headlong from the fields of air, Yet a rich guerdon waits on minds that dare, If aught be in them of immortal seed, And reason govern that audacious flight Which heavenward they direct.--Then droop not thou, Erroneously renewing a sad vow In the low dell 'mid Roslin's faded grove: A cheerful life is what the Muses love, A soaring spirit is their prime delight.
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