Project Gutenberg 2005-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 133 Lowell, James Russell 1819 1891 Wilbur, Homer Meliboeus-Hipponax The Vision of Sir Launfal And Other Poems by James Russell Lowell; With a Biographical Sketch and Notes, a Portrait and Other Illustrations Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Starner, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Vision of Sir Launfal" by James Russell Lowell is a poem written in the mid-19th century. It draws upon Arthurian legend to convey moral and social themes, focusing on the titular character, Sir Launfal, as he embarks on a quest for the Holy Grail. The poem explores topics such as charity, humanity, and the essence of true nobility, wherein the protagonist learns that true giving transcends material wealth. The opening of this work introduces us to Sir Launfal, a young knight eager to embark on his quest for the Holy Grail, a symbol of divine grace. As Launfal prepares for his journey, he encounters a leper who begs for alms, and upon recoiling in disgust, he gives a piece of gold but fails to recognize the human beneath the man’s suffering. The stark contrast between Launfal’s noble aspirations and his initial disdain for poverty sets the foundation for a life-altering revelation as the story unfolds. This initial encounter emphasizes the poem's central message that true honor lies in compassionate action toward those in need, setting the stage for Launfal's transformative quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry PS Text Poetry Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 292870 292863 2024-10-07T13:54:36.642835 2023-09-08T04:37:49.979381 text/html text/html 297738 2020-12-13T06:52:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 409065 2020-12-13T06:52:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 499237 2024-10-07T13:54:50.082782 application/epub+zip 501436 2024-10-07T13:54:41.559815 application/epub+zip 161006 2024-10-07T13:54:39.304846 application/epub+zip 765547 2024-10-07T13:54:54.558768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 885697 2024-10-07T13:54:47.947782 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376138 2022-09-08T09:20:18.733982 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193498 193391 2024-10-07T13:54:34.674885 2023-09-08T04:37:48.255370 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 193334 2020-12-13T06:52:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75340 2020-12-13T06:52:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193330 2020-12-13T06:52:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75301 2020-12-13T06:52:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21510 2024-10-07T13:54:54.702751 application/rdf+xml 11620 2024-10-07T13:54:39.911838 image/jpeg 3056 2024-10-07T13:54:39.606841 image/jpeg 486039 2024-10-07T13:54:36.681834 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