Project Gutenberg 2009-12-13 Public domain in the USA. 104 Cassels, Walter Richard 1826 1907 Cassels, Walter R. Eidolon; or, The Course of a Soul; and Other Poems Produced by Ritu Aggarwal, Thanks to the National Library of Australia and the Thomas Cooper Library (University of South Carolina) for supplying pages for this work, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Eidolon; or, The Course of a Soul; and Other Poems" by Walter Richard Cassels is a collection of poetry written in the mid-19th century. Through a series of allegorical pieces, the collection explores the journey of the poet's soul, touching on themes of beauty, love, solitude, and the struggle between idealism and reality. The primary narrative follows a character grappling with his own identity and purpose, seeking meaning in a complex world while reflecting on the essence of poetry and existence itself. The opening of "Eidolon" introduces us to a solitary figure contemplating his existence on a desert island, reflecting on the nature of thought and the burdens of worldly life. He wrestles with feelings of loneliness and misanthropy but is led to understand that true freedom and beauty come from within his own mind. The character transitions from despair to enlightenment, as the spirit of poetry ignites his soul, urging him to engage with life's realities rather than retreat into isolation. This stark yet lyrical exploration sets the tone for a poetic journey that delves into the depths of human emotion and aspiration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Poetry PR Text Browsing: Poetry 386257 386266 2024-09-13T06:28:28.266476 2023-09-13T11:16:30.546267 text/html text/html 395745 2021-01-05T22:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 102208 2021-01-05T22:41:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 174548 2024-09-13T06:28:46.167413 application/epub+zip 176084 2024-09-13T06:28:33.818472 application/epub+zip 176084 2024-09-13T06:28:30.845478 application/epub+zip 449249 2024-09-13T06:28:51.159377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668997 2024-09-13T06:28:41.939413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667802 2022-09-14T07:41:12.669022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233787 233542 2024-09-13T06:28:25.829517 2023-09-13T11:16:28.066240 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 233463 2021-01-05T22:41:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88676 2021-01-05T22:41:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 233457 2021-01-05T22:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88602 2021-01-05T22:41:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19782 2024-09-13T06:28:51.321382 application/rdf+xml 21553 2024-09-13T06:28:31.269515 image/jpeg 4772 2024-09-13T06:28:31.057469 image/jpeg 162420 2024-09-13T06:28:28.291498 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