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Read the full text of the classic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, published in 1834. The poem tells the story of a mariner who kills an albatross and suffers the consequences of his crime in a deserted sea.
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (originally The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere) is the longest major poem by English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, written in 1797–98 and published in 1798 in the first edition of Lyrical Ballads.
- It is an ancient mariner. And he stoppeth one of three. --"By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stoppest thou me? The bridegroom's doors are opened wide,
- The sun now rose upon the right: Out of the sea came he, Still hid in mist, and on the left. Went down into the sea. And the good south wind still blew behind,
- There passed a weary time. Each throat. Was parched, and glazed each eye. A weary time! How glazed each weary eye, When looking westward, I beheld.
- "I fear thee, ancient mariner! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, and lank, and brown, As is the ribbed sea-sand. I fear thee and thy glittering eye,
A lyrical ballad by Samuel Taylor Coleridge about a mysterious sea journey. Read the poem, its analysis, and the biography of the poet.
- 1It is an ancient Mariner, 2 And he stoppeth one of three. 3 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, 4 Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? 5 The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide,
- 83The Sun now rose upon the right: 84 Out of the sea came he, 85 Still hid in mist, and on the left. 86 Went down into the sea. 87 And the good south wind still blew behind,
- 143There passed a weary time. Each throat. 144 Was parched, and glazed each eye. 145 A weary time! a weary time! 146 How glazed each weary eye, 147 When looking westward, I beheld.
- 224'I fear thee, ancient Mariner! 225 I fear thy skinny hand! 226 And thou art long, and lank, and brown, 227 As is the ribbed sea-sand. 228 I fear thee and thy glittering eye,
A comprehensive overview of the poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which tells the story of a sailor who kills an albatross and is cursed by the spirits. Learn about the themes, characters, symbols, and literary devices of this classic work of Romanticism.
The poem’s main text concerns an anonymous elderly Mariner who draws a young man away from his companion’s wedding celebration to tell him a story. This story recounts his experience of wrongfully killing an albatross and the harrowing spiritual journey that followed.
