Pied Beauty
Glory be to God for dappled things—
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches' wings;
Landscape plotted and pieced—fold, fallow, and plough;
And áll trádes, their gear and tackle and trim.
All things counter, original, spare, strange;
Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?)
With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim;
He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change:
Praise him.
Quick facts about “Pied Beauty”
- Author
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
- First line
- Glory be to God for dappled things—
- Length
- 11 lines in 2 stanzas
- Time to learn
- about 6 minutes
Questions about “Pied Beauty”
Who wrote “Pied Beauty”?
“Pied Beauty” was written by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
What is the first line of “Pied Beauty”?
The first line of “Pied Beauty” is: “Glory be to God for dappled things—”
How long is “Pied Beauty”?
“Pied Beauty” is 11 lines long, in 2 stanzas.
How long does it take to memorize “Pied Beauty”?
Plan on about 6 minutes in the Memorizun trainer, which hides words and letters step by step so you recall the text instead of rereading it. A few short sessions on separate days help it stick.
What is the best way to memorize “Pied Beauty”?
Read it aloud once or twice, then use the trainer to hide more of the text each round until you can say it without looking. Learn it stanza by stanza, then join the stanzas together. Review it again the next day.
