A Lakeland Poet

[misterlowercase]

The poet in his lone yet genial hour

Gives to his eyes a magnifying power:

Or rather he emancipates his eyes

From the black shapeless accidents of size--

In unctuous cones of kindling coal,

Or smoke upwreathing from the pipe's trim bole,

His gifted ken can see

Phantoms of sublimity.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
bonus click,

FVF drying paper

http://www.neatpipes.com/blog/full-virginia-flake-drying-paper/&id=27

 

[kashmir]

Great poem misterlowercase. And the photo too. But Lakelands & I have never gotten along.

 

[withnail]

It's funny, but when I look at a pic like that, the last thing on my mind is "a bit soapy" :lol:

 

[misterlowercase]

I shall soon take the full Lakeland tour, beginning with GH&Co because I prefer their burley. I do prefer the soapy over the floral though, but one never knows until one smokes what shall enrapt thine soul! :D
Wordsworth was also a Lake Poet,

this poem covers the floral aspect of the Lakeland essences:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQnyV2YWsto

 

[brewshooter]

It's funny, but when I look at a pic like that, the last thing on my mind is "a bit soapy"

Oh, that's good right there!!!!

 

[withnail]

Hehe :lol: - I was being a little unfair on Lakelands. I do quite like the "soapy" or creamy texture. It's not something I would smoke all the time, but it does suit a summer evening IMO.

 

[misterlowercase]

 

[withnail]

Nice to see the full tin front for a change - they usually have a huge health warning sticker over the lower third of the tin here. It really spoils some nice artwork.
Here's what it looks like with the warning -

 

[withnail]

PS have you seen the limited edition 2013 blend from Samuel Gawith? I've not tried it yet, but love the tin art

 

[misterlowercase]

Roth, thanks for the kind words.
withnail, that painting is by William Bowness, also a Lakeland poet of sorts, very cool!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bowness

 

[withnail]

Thanks for the info misterlowercase. It is a lovely tin for a collection, but I'd have to get 2 so I could keep one and smoke one. Although, I worry that I'll like a limited edition too much and be sad when it's all gone. I've a tin of Jubilee 2012 that I'm going to save for a good while yet.
That does sound a lot of money Rothnh. The first time it's been cheaper to live in England! It's around $34 a tin here. I may have to get some next pay day.
EDIT - reading through the wiki link, it seems he painted S. Gawith because he was the Mayor of Kendal.