Hail, Twilight, Sovereign of One Peaceful Hour
Hail, Twilight, Sovereign of One Peaceful Hour - meaning Summary
Twilight as Equalizer
Wordsworth addresses twilight as a gentle, unifying power that softens daytime distinctions and reveals a timeless vision shared across ages. He imagines ancient Britons and modern viewers alike beholding the same landscape—waters, mountains, stars—under twilight’s calming influence. The poem presents nature’s continuity and the democratic, restorative quality of dusk, which levels differences and connects human observers to an enduring spectacle predating history.
Read Complete AnalysesHAIL Twilight, sovereign of one peaceful hour! Not dull art Thou as undiscerning Night; But studious only to remove from sight Day's mutable distinctions.--Ancient Power! Thus did the waters gleam, the mountains lower, To the rude Briton, when, in wolf-skin vest Here roving wild, he laid him down to rest On the bare rock, or through a leafy bower Looked ere his eyes were closed. By him was seen The self-same Vision which we now behold; At thy meek bidding, shadowy Power! brought forth These mighty barriers, and the gulf between; The flood, the stars,--a spectacle as old As the beginning of the heavens and earth!
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