By Gerard Manley Hopkins. As king fishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells. Gerard Manley Hopkins is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the Victorian era. The poem begins with the speaker giving a few examples of how things, animate and inanimate, show their inner selves.

Login . As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics) Mass Market Paperback – 26 Feb 2015 Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's. As Kingfishers Catch Fire. Summary of As Kingfishers Catch Fire ‘As Kingfishers Catch Fire’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins is a sonnet that speaks on grace, and the true nature of animate and inanimate beings. Read, review and discuss the As Kingfishers Catch Fire poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins on Poetry.net. As Kingfishers Catch Fire - Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins. 1844-1889 Gerard Manley Hopkins' sonnet "As Kingfishers Catch Fire" depicts the virtue of graciousness as one of the forms of beauty in the world. Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name;

About “As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies dráw fláme” Hopkins was a Jesuit convert priest and at one point burnt all of his early poems because he felt they did not glorify God. Gerard Manley Hopkins As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; Each mortal thing does one thing and the same: Deals out that being indoors each one dwells; Selves — goes itself; myself it speaks and spells, Crying Whát I dó is me: for that I … As Kingfishers Catch Fire (Penguin Little Black Classics) and over 8 million other books are available for Amazon Kindle.