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Lifetime: 1762 - 1850 Passed: ≈ 174 years ago

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William Lisle Bowles

Books by William Lisle Bowles

On Hearing the Messiah Cover image

On Hearing the Messiah

Poetry Non-Fiction Essays Religion
Pastoral Nature Romanticism Faith Christianity Messiah Religious Sonnets Poetry Inspiration Spiritual Emotions

This collection of sonnets by William Lisle Bowles explores themes of faith, spirituality, and the experience of encountering the divine. Bowles, a clergyman himself, draws upon his own religious beliefs and reflects on the power of the Messiah's mes...

River Wainsbeck Cover image

River Wainsbeck

Poetry Non-Fiction Essays
Priest River Nature Romanticism Religious England Landscape Poetry English Northumberland Chapel Wainsbeck Bothal Our Lady's Chapel Akenside Critic

This book is a collection of poems by William Lisle Bowles, an English priest, poet, and critic. The poems focus on the River Wainsbeck in Northumberland, England, and its surrounding landscape. Bowles celebrates the beauty of nature and reflects on...