By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!’ These words are recognisable to many people who are unaware of the poem in which they originate. Published in The Examiner on 11 January 1818, ‘Ozymandias’ is perhaps Percy Bysshe Shelley’s most celebrated and best-known poem. And we find the famous … Continue reading The Meaning and Origin of ‘Look on My Works Ye Mighty and Despair!’