Author Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore A bee upon a briar-rose hung And wild with pleasure suck'd and kiss'd; A flesh-fly near, with snout in dung, Sneer'd, "What a Transcendentalist!" Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments