To the Poet, John Dyer
To the Poet, John Dyer - fact Summary
Tribute to John Dyer
Wordsworth's short poem honors John Dyer as the "Bard of the Fleece," praising his vivid depictions of Welsh landscapes—Cambria, Grongar Hill and Snowdon. He contrasts Dyer's modest reception by fame with lasting esteem from discerning, humble readers and the enduring rural world he evokes. The poem frames Dyer's work as quietly powerful and rooted in place, destined to be remembered as long as shepherds and songbirds persist.
Read Complete AnalysesBARD of the Fleece, whose skilful genius made That work a living landscape fair and bright; Nor hallowed less with musical delight Than those soft scenes through which thy childhood strayed, Those southern tracts of Cambria, "deep embayed, With green hills fenced, with ocean's murmur lulled;" Though hasty Fame hath many a chaplet culled For worthless brows, while in the pensive shade Of cold neglect she leaves thy head ungraced, Yet pure and powerful minds, hearts meek and still, A grateful few, shall love thy modest Lay, Long as the shepherd's bleating flock shall stray O'er naked Snowdon's wide aerial waste; Long as the thrush shall pipe on Grongar Hill!
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