Gerard Manley Hopkins (28 July 1844 – 8 June 1889) was an English poet, Roman Catholic convert, and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His experimental explorations in prosody (especially sprung rhythm) and his use of imagery established him as a daring innovator in a period of largely traditional verse.
Famous quotes by gerard manley hopkins:
“Glory be to God for dappled things—”
—Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)
“The effect of studying masterpieces is to make me admire and do otherwise.”
—Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)
“He is so great that all things give him glory if you mean they should. So then, my brethren, live.”
—Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet.”
—Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)
“I awoke in the Midsummer not-to-call night, in the white and the
walk of the morning:”
—Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889)