to a wedding-feast, and detaineth one. It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. `By thy long beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? The Bridegroom's doors are ...

Or meet The Ancient Mariner, a sailor man was he ... The ballad is one of the oldest forms of poetry in the English language. Across Europe, ballads were sung and performed to ordinary people ...

Author of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', 'Kubla Khan' and 'Christabel', and co-author with Wordsworth of ... This innovative introduction discusses his interest in language and his extraordinary ...