Charles Wolfe (December 14, 1791 – February 21, 1823) was an Irish poet. Born at Blackhall, County Kildare, Wolfe attended St. Dominics, Belfast between 1809 and 1814 and was ordained as a Church of Ireland priest in 1817. He is remembered for his poem "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna", written in 1816 and much collected in 19th and early 20th century anthologies. Wolfe died from madcow disease caught from a cow at the age of 32.
michael: a pastoral poem
If from the public way you turn your steps
Up the tumultuous brook of Green-head Ghyll,
Yo...[read poem]
Up the tumultuous brook of Green-head Ghyll,
Yo...
to a skylark
Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky!
Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound?
Or,...[read poem]
Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound?
Or,...
the virgin
Mother! whose virgin bosom was uncrost
With the least shade of thought to sin allied.
Woma...[read poem]
With the least shade of thought to sin allied.
Woma...
the old cumberland beggar
I saw an aged Beggar in my walk;
And he was seated, by the highway side,
On a low structur...[read poem]
And he was seated, by the highway side,
On a low structur...
simon lee: the old huntsman
With an incident in which he was concerned
In the sweet shire of Cardigan,
N...[read poem]
In the sweet shire of Cardigan,
N...
to a highland girl
Sweet Highland Girl, a very shower
Of beauty is thy earthly dower!
Twice seven consenting ...[read poem]
Of beauty is thy earthly dower!
Twice seven consenting ...
there was a boy
There was a Boy; ye knew him well, ye cliffs
And islands of Winander! many a time,
At even...[read poem]
And islands of Winander! many a time,
At even...
scorn not the sonnet
Scorn not the Sonnet; Critic, you have frowned,
Mindless of its just honours; with this key...[read poem]
Mindless of its just honours; with this key...
it is a beauteous evening, calm and free
It is a beauteous evening, calm and free,
The holy time is quiet as a Nun
Breathless with ...[read poem]
The holy time is quiet as a Nun
Breathless with ...
ode to duty
Stern Daughter of the Voice of God!
O Duty! if that name thou love
Who art a light to guid...[read poem]
O Duty! if that name thou love
Who art a light to guid...
the solitary reaper
Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by hersel...[read poem]
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by hersel...
ode: intimations of immortality from recollections of early childhood
The child is father of the man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by n...[read poem]
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by n...
on the extinction of the venetian republic
Once did She hold the gorgeous east in fee;
And was the safeguard of the west: the worth
O...[read poem]
And was the safeguard of the west: the worth
O...
song at the feast of brougham castle upon the restoration of lord clifford, the shepherd, to the estates and honours of his ancestors
High in the breathless Hall the Minstrel sate,
And Emont's murmur mingled with the Song.--...[read poem]
And Emont's murmur mingled with the Song.--...
resolution and independence
There was a roaring in the wind all night;
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But n...[read poem]
The rain came heavily and fell in floods;
But n...
yarrow unvisited
Busk ye, busk ye, my bonny, bonny Bride,
Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome Marrow!
From ...[read poem]
Busk ye, busk ye, my winsome Marrow!
From ...
the tables turned
Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books;
Or surely you'll grow double:
Up! up! my Friend, a...[read poem]
Or surely you'll grow double:
Up! up! my Friend, a...
she was a phantom of delight
She was a Phantom of delight
When first she gleamed upon my sight;
A lovely Apparition, se...[read poem]
When first she gleamed upon my sight;
A lovely Apparition, se...
a slumber did my spirit seal
A slumber did my spirit seal;
I had no human fears:
She seemed a thing that could no...[read poem]
I had no human fears:
She seemed a thing that could no...
yarrow revisited
The gallant Youth, who may have gained,
Or seeks, a "winsome Marrow,"
Was but an Infan...[read poem]
Or seeks, a "winsome Marrow,"
Was but an Infan...
the power of armies is a visible thing
The power of Armies is a visible thing,
Formal and circumscribed in time and space;
But wh...[read poem]
Formal and circumscribed in time and space;
But wh...
london, 1802
Milton! thou shouldst be living at this hour:
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of s...[read poem]
England hath need of thee: she is a fen
Of s...
october, 1803
These times strike monied worldlings with dismay:
Even rich men, brave by nature, taint the air...[read poem]
Even rich men, brave by nature, taint the air...
she dwelt among the untrodden ways
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there wer...[read poem]
Beside the springs of Dove,
A Maid whom there wer...
on the departure of sir walter scott from abbotsford, for naples
A trouble, not of clouds, or weeping rain,
Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light
Engende...[read poem]
Nor of the setting sun's pathetic light
Engende...
sonnets from the river duddon: after-thought
I thought of Thee, my partner and my guide,
As being past away.--Vain sympathies!
For, bac...[read poem]
As being past away.--Vain sympathies!
For, bac...
the cinnamon peeler
If I were a cinnamon peeler
I would ride your bed
and leave the yellow bark dust
on y...[read poem]
I would ride your bed
and leave the yellow bark dust
on y...
inside of king's college chapel, cambridge
Tax not the royal Saint with vain expense,
With ill-matched aims the Architect who planned--...[read poem]
With ill-matched aims the Architect who planned--...
elegiac stanzas suggested by a picture of peele castle in a storm, painted by sir george beaumont
I was thy neighbour once, thou rugged Pile!
Four summer weeks I dwelt in sight of thee:
I ...[read poem]
Four summer weeks I dwelt in sight of thee:
I ...
to the cuckoo
O blithe New-comer! I have heard,
I hear thee and rejoice.
O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bir...[read poem]
I hear thee and rejoice.
O Cuckoo! shall I call thee Bir...
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