Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 32 Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw) 1857 1954 Lighthall, William Douw Schuyler-Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw) Châteauclair, Wilfrid Chateauclair, Wilfrid Thoughts, Moods and Ideals: Crimes of Leisure Reading ease score: 85.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Canadiana.org, Wallace McLean, Charles Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Thoughts, Moods and Ideals: Crimes of Leisure" by W.D. Lighthall is a collection of poetry written in the late 19th century, specifically during the period around the 1880s. The book captures a wide range of themes, including love, identity, national pride, and the pursuit of beauty, reflecting the author's engagement with both personal and societal ideals as they relate to the Canadian experience. The collection comprises various poems that express deep emotional sentiments and contemplative reflections on life, nature, and the human condition. Lighthall explores the connection between the individual and the nation in verses like "National Hymn," where he invokes a sense of shared identity and aspirations for progress. Through vivid imagery and diverse subjects, including love and personal growth as seen in "The Artist's Prayer," he presents the ongoing struggle for self-understanding and fulfillment. The poet's use of nature as a powerful backdrop enhances the thematic depth, as he highlights both the beauty and the challenges of existence. Overall, this compilation serves as an introspective journey that resonates with both personal introspection and broader cultural narratives, making it a thoughtful read for those interested in Canadian literature and poetry of that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Canadian poetry PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 93783 93646 2024-10-06T13:48:35.673729 2023-09-07T04:19:29.396955 text/html text/html 93776 93639 2024-10-06T13:48:35.913708 2023-09-07T04:19:29.541875 text/html text/html 114758 2024-10-06T13:48:42.868657 application/epub+zip 112932 2024-10-06T13:48:39.444671 application/epub+zip 90959 2024-10-06T13:48:38.115681 application/epub+zip 255005 2024-10-06T13:48:45.004668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242260 2024-10-06T13:48:41.952718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175487 2022-09-07T17:26:45.264256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70574 70488 2024-10-06T13:48:35.406679 2023-09-07T04:19:29.218851 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70437 2020-12-19T03:47:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 29887 2020-12-19T03:47:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 70434 2020-12-19T03:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29843 2020-12-19T03:47:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21213 2024-10-06T13:48:45.301628 application/rdf+xml 16186 2024-10-06T13:48:38.674687 image/jpeg 3675 2024-10-06T13:48:38.397667 image/jpeg 110987 2024-10-06T13:48:35.922705 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia