Poem All Beauteous Things By Robert Bridges

All Beauteous Things

By Robert Bridges

 

I love all beauteous things,

I seek and adore them;

od hath no better praise,

And man in his hasty days

 Is honoured for them.

 

 I too will something make

 And joy in the making;

  Although to-marrow it seem

  Like empty words of a dream

  Remembered on walking

 

Introduction

 

Robert Bridges was born on 1844. He died on 1930. He is better known as

The friend and mentor of the poet, Gerard Manley Hopkins, one of the most original and intellectual poets of the century. It was he who himself became poet laureate who selected and published Hopkins’ poetry in 1918, thirty years after his death. He is one of the greatest metrical scholars of English poetry. All beauteous things is a simple poem celebrating the beautiful creations of god and man. The poet also resolves to make a contribution to this, but realizes it is like a dream where it is easy to dream beautiful things but difficult to make them in real life.

Analysis 

 This poem expresses the speaker's love for beauty and their desire to create something beautiful. The poem is written in a traditional style, with a regular rhyme scheme and meter. The language is simple and direct, yet evocative and meaningful.

The poem begins with the speaker declaring their love for all beautiful things. They seek out beauty and adore it, believing that it is the best way to praise God. The speaker also believes that humans are honored for their ability to create beauty.

In the second stanza, the speaker expresses their desire to create something beautiful themselves. They are aware that their creation may not last, but they are still willing to take the risk. The speaker believes that the process of creation is worthwhile, even if the results are not perfect.

This poem is similar to other works by Robert Seymour Bridges in its celebration of beauty and its exploration of the creative process. The poem is also reflective of the Victorian era, in which there was a great emphasis on beauty and aesthetics. (hide)