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100 1 _aShelley, Percy Bysshe,
_d1792-1822
245 1 4 _aThe sensitive plant
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-03-02
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Sensitive Plant" by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a poetic work written during the early 19th century. This enchanting poem explores themes of beauty, love, and mortality through the lens of a delicate plant and its relationship with a nurturing lady. It encapsulates the transience of life and the inevitable decay that follows beauty, reflecting Shelley’s deep engagement with the emotional landscape of existence. The poem unfolds in a lush garden where a sensitive plant thrives under the care of a gentle lady who lovingly tends to it and the other flowers. As the seasons change, the plant flourishes alongside the vibrant garden, embodying love and longing. However, the narrative takes a somber turn with the lady's death, leading to the garden’s decay and the eventual disappearance of the plant. Ultimately, Shelley raises contemplative questions about the nature of life and death, suggesting that while beauty may fade, its essence endures in memory and spirit. The work stands as a poignant exploration of human emotion entwined with nature's cycles. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Guild of Women-binders, 1899
653 _aEnglish poetry -- 19th century
700 1 _aRhys, Ernest,
_d1859-1946
700 1 _aHousman, Laurence,
_d1865-1959
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/sensitiveplant00shel/page/n9/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70189
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