Project Gutenberg 2007-08-31 Public domain in the USA. 104 Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) 1825 1900 Blackmore, Richard Doddridge 49056369 Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. To my pen -- Lita of the Nile -- Kadisha; or, The first jealousy -- Mount Arafa -- The well of St. John -- Pausias and Glycera; or, the first flower-painter -- Buscombe; or, A Michaelmas goose -- To fame. Produced by David Widger "Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse" by Richard Doddridge Blackmore is a collection of narrative poems likely written in the late 19th century. Given its structure and style, the work offers a rich exploration of themes surrounding nature, beauty, and human emotions, as illustrated through various characters and stories. The opening section introduces the reader to the whimsical musings of a finch, serving as a metaphor for creativity and the artistic struggle. The beginning of the work establishes a tone of reflection and exploration of human experience through poetic verse. The finch, a humble yet persistent character, symbolizes the artist's journey, plagued by self-doubt yet seeking to share its songs despite uncertainty. Following this, the poem transitions into a tale of "Lita of the Nile," setting up a rich narrative about beauty, sacrifice, and devotion, introducing characters like Lita and the imposing presence of the Nile itself, which seems to dictate the fates of those who dwell along its banks. This opening not only establishes the themes of the collection but also draws the reader into a world where nature and human fate intertwine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/22474/22474-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 141757 141836 2024-10-09T15:44:01.754468 2023-09-10T06:59:44.933050 text/html text/html 136289 2012-12-23T15:48:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4544447 2012-12-23T15:50:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4221302 2024-10-09T15:44:07.190445 application/epub+zip 4225025 2024-10-09T15:44:03.011460 application/epub+zip 127987 2024-10-09T15:44:02.098451 application/epub+zip 4276217 2024-10-09T15:44:09.172450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4282692 2024-10-09T15:44:06.491451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188251 2022-09-10T13:15:46.470254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 129234 129227 2024-10-09T15:44:01.454489 2023-09-10T06:59:44.668049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 129274 2007-08-31T11:28:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 49582 2007-08-31T11:29:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129266 2007-08-31T11:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49562 2007-08-31T11:29:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21497 2024-10-09T15:44:09.305430 application/rdf+xml 29709 2024-10-09T15:44:02.231494 image/jpeg 4036 2024-10-09T15:44:02.184461 image/jpeg 4582020 2024-10-09T15:44:01.848464 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