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Testament Of Beauty, A Poem In Four Books, The (BCL1-PR English Literature)
Testament Of Beauty A Poem In Four Books The - BCL1-PR English Literature Author:Robert Seymour Bridges 1929. Bridges, English poet, who after traveling extensively, studied and practiced medicine in London. He then turned to writing and was appointed poet laureate in 1913, following Alfred Austin. Most of his poems, like his occasional plays, are classical in tone as well as treatment. His command of the secrets of rhythm and a subtle versificati... more »on give his lines a firm delicacy and beauty of pattern. Bridges published The Testament of Beauty when he was 85. It is a philosophical poem on the evolution of the human soul. It achieved immediate popularity and is considered his greatest work.« less