Purcell Ode, and Other Poems

Robert Seymour Bridges OM (1844–1930) was a distinguished British poet and literary figure, serving as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1913 until his death. Educated at Eton and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Bridges pursued a brief career in medicine before fully devoting himself to literature. His oeuvre includes a variety of poetic forms, linking traditional metrics and Victoriana...