Narrative poem (English hexameters) · 1821
A Vision of Judgement
In twelve parts (1821)
Southey's dream-vision of the Last Judgment of King George III, written in English hexameters for the death of the king in 1820: the trial before the gate of Heaven, the accusers and absolvers, and the king's welcome among the worthies of the Georgian age. Byron's parody of the same title is a different poem.
Contents · 12 parts
- I. The Trance55 lines
- II. The Vault46 lines
- III. The Awakening62 lines
- IV. The Gate of Heaven55 lines
- V. The Accusers91 lines
- VI. The Absolvers51 lines
- VII. The Beatification53 lines
- VIII. The Sovereigns43 lines
- IX. The Elder Worthies42 lines
- X. The Worthies of the Georgian Age39 lines
- XI. The Young Spirits75 lines
- XII. The Meeting36 lines