THE

POETS AND POETRY

OF

ENGLAND,

IN

THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.

BY

usn.

RUFUS W. GRISWOLD.

A DRAINLESS SHOWER

OF LIGHT IS POESY; TIS THE SUPREME OF POWER;

TIS MIGHT HALF SLUMBERING ON ITS OWN RIGHT ARM.

JOHN KEATS.

THIRD EDITION.

PHILADELPHIA:

CAREY & HART, CHESNUT STREET.

MDCCCXLVI.