English Literature / Unit 14 ENL 1332 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"The Windhover" and "Pied Beauty"
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The idea
"The Windhover," of eighteen seventy-seven, dedicated "To Christ our Lord," describes a kestrel, "morning's minion," whose flight reveals God's glory. "Pied Beauty," a curtal sonnet, opens, "Glory be to God for dappled things," praising variety in nature.
In practice
A falcon, dappled things, praise.
Where people slip
The bird points to Christ.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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