The Angel In The House

The Angel in the House is a poem written by Coventry Patmore in 1854 that celebrates the virtues of Victorian womanhood. The poem is divided into two parts, with the first part describing the ideal woman as a domestic angel who is devoted to her husband and children and who embodies the values of purity, piety, and selflessness. The second part of the poem is a love story that tells of the narrator's courtship and marriage to his own angelic wife. The Angel in the House was immensely popular in its time and became a symbol of the Victorian ideal of femininity. However, the poem has also been criticized for its narrow and restrictive view of women's roles and for perpetuating gender stereotypes.Once more I came to Sarum Close, With joy half memory, half desire, And breathed the sunny wind that rose And blew the shadows o'er the Spire, And toss'd the lilac's scented plumes, And sway'd the chestnut's thousand cones, And fill'd my nostrils with perfumes, And shaped the clouds in waifs and zones.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.