It is not his “inheritance.” He is living for a greater purpose. He does not care for the revelations of science or the way that men are breaking down the world into pieces. In the final section, the speaker describes the progress being made by modern man. His prestige is increased though, due to the fact that he was both a painter and writer. The final poet mentioned is Dante Gabriel Rossetti who is the last devotee to the ideals of Greece and especially the tenants of Venus. Algernon Charles Swinburne took up the mantel and crafted poetry that took him through the ages of antiquity. He states that Shelley, was an admirer of Greek thought and spirituality but after his death, only one true worshiper of Venus, the goddess of love and pleasure, remained. This turn to mourning is a perfect contrast to the pristine image presented in the first stanzas. He reflects on the death of John Keats, true devotion to the goddess Venus, and then on the downing of Percy Bysshe Shelley. This garden has reminded the speaker of the losses of his age. A change of season is fast approaching, and time seems limited. The first section of the poem goes into great detail about the beauty of the garden of “Eros.” The speaker describes the flowers, animal life, and the way that the sun rises and sets. ‘ The Garden of Eros’ by Oscar Wilde describes a metaphorical garden of England that plays host to varied flowers and the memories of some of the greatest English poets.
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