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Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 – 15 April 1888) was an English poet and cultural critic. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues.
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Poems by Matthew Arnold


Dover Beach

Growing Old

Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse

The Forsaken Merman

The Scholar-Gipsy