The painter Washington Allston published this book of poems in 1813, led by an allegory in which the sylphs of spring, summer, autumn and winter each plead their season’s charms. It also holds a comic tale of two painters, the satirical “Eccentricity”, the ballad “The Paint-King” and a run of sonnets.
A rare look at the poetry of America’s first great Romantic painter, a friend of Coleridge. Download the free EPUB.