In his poem "Epithalamion" (which means a celebration of marriage) he describes man being thrilled watching boys swim naked in a stream. <ref>Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems. 1918. 72. Epithalamion </ref>
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In his poem "Epithalamion" (which means a celebration of marriage) he describes a man being thrilled watching boys swim naked in a stream. <ref>Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–89). Poems. 1918. 72. Epithalamion </ref>
However critics and biographers agree that Hopkins did sublimate his desires and remained faithful to his Jesuit vows.
However critics and biographers agree that Hopkins did sublimate his desires and remained faithful to his Jesuit vows.