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An Elegy Written In A Country ChurchyardThe curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea,
The plowman homeward plods his weary way,
And leaves the world to darkness and to me.
There is a word in the English language that has always fascinated me for its linguistic dimension, both in the literal and metaphorical sense. Still in use, "curfew", in Italian "coprifuoco", has a strong poetic resonance and has often been used in poetry. Today, unfortunately, we find it in contexts that are not very poetic, such as when there are emergencies of various kinds.
Famous is the incipit of the poem by Thomas Gray, exponent of English pre-romanticism, a worthy companion of Italian pre-romantic poetry with Ugo Foscolo. The term "curfew", used in poetics, seems instead to be the order given to the eye of nature to close all contact with the world and leave all things to the mystery of life. This poem proves it.
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