He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.
2006-12-31 15:57:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
i think it's the clearest description of an eagle diving that i;ve ever read. captures the moment though, doesn't it?
2007-01-01 08:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by alpha mutt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Alfred, Lord Tennyson's description of an eagle...
2007-01-01 00:07:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an old image of a legendary god who is being replaced by new younger god (the christian version would be Jesus as replacement) Sounds Norse.
2007-01-01 00:03:49 · answer #3 · answered by krissi poppy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the fall of Satan to me?
I am not familiar with this piece... Who is it by?
2007-01-01 00:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
life
2007-01-01 12:03:39 · answer #5 · answered by Ray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the thing which we cannot see.i.e. AIR
2007-01-01 07:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Life and Death"
2007-01-01 00:05:16 · answer #7 · answered by Twiggy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋