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CHRISTABEL (Part one, fragment)

The silver lamp burns dead and dim ;
but Christabel the lamp will trim.
She trimmed the lamp, and made it bright,
and left it swinging to and fro,
while Geraldine, in wretched plight,
sank down upon the floor below.

O weary lady, Geraldine,
I pray you, drink this cordial wine !
it is a wine of virtuous powers ;
my mother made it of wild flowers.

Poeta inglés, fundador del romanticismo en Inglaterra. English poet, founder of the Romantic
Nació en Ottery St. Mary en 1772. Movement in England.
Estudió en el Jesus College de Cambridge donde des- Samuel Taylor Coleridge was born in Ottery St
arrolló ideas políticas radicales para la época. Mary in 1772.
Mantuvo amistad con los mejores poetas de su entorno. He studied at the Cambridge Jesus College,
En 1795 se casó, pero el matrimonio fue infeliz. where he developed radical political ideas for
Ejerció la enseñanza en Inglaterra y viajó por Europa, the period.
pasando mucho tiempo en Alemania. He became friends of the best poets of his circle.
Murió en julio de 1834 en Londres. In 1795, Coleridge got married, but it was an
Desde que en 1796 publicara Poemas, no cesó de unhappy marriage.
escribir en poesía y prosa. He taught in England and travelled through
Su obra poética está dotada de gran musicalidad, Europe, spending a long time in Germany.
destacan: La Canción del Viejo Marinero y Kubla Coleridge died in London, 1834.
Khan, Cristabel, Escarcha a medianoche y El ruiseñor. Since he published Poems in 1796, Coleridge
went on writing prose and verse.
72 His poetic work is known for its musical rhythm.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan,
Christabel, Frost at Midnight and The
Nightingale are some of his best works.