Although his poems were not generally well received by critics during his lifetime, his reputation grew after his death, and by the end of the 19th century, he had become one of the most beloved of all English poets.
رغم أن قصائده كانت لا عموما استحسان النقاد أثناء حياته، نمت سمعته بعد وفاته، حيث أنه في نهاية القرن التاسع عشر قد أصبحت واحدة من أكثر المحبوب من جميع شعراء اللغة الإنجليزية.