God's Grandeur and other poems Author:Gerard Manley Hopkins One of the most individual poets of the Victorian era, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was a Jesuit priest whose poetry combined an acute awareness of the sensuousness of reality with ascetic religious devotion. His collected poems, first published in 1918, profoundly influenced modern poetry. — This volume contains all of his mature work, incl... more »uding his well-known long poem "The Wreck of the Deutschland," "Hurrahing in Harvest," "The Windhover," "Pied Beauty," "Carrion Comfort," The Caged Skylark," "The Bugler's First Communion,""The Starlight Night,""The Silver Jubilee,""Henry Purcell," "Andromeda," the title piece and others.« less