Topic > Individualism in Coleridge's 'This Lime Tree Bower My... Pantheism that valued the unity between man, God and nature. Himself a pantheist, Coleridge's This Lime Tree Bower My Prison (1816) follows the character's desire to accompany his colleagues on an expedition after suffering a sunburn. The character's opening exclamation "This lime tree arbor is my prison!" which metaphorically accentuates his physical constraints contrasts with his affectionate tone after a period of reflection in “This Little Linden Bower” exploring the transformative capacities of imaginative contemplation regarding the changing perception of physical boundaries within nature. Furthermore, the biblical notes in the descriptions “Ye purple flowers of the heather! burn richer, you clouds!” and “the magnificent tracts with many spiers / Of hilly fields and meadows” elevate nature to the same status as God reflecting pantheistic values ​​and the vivid images explore the impact of the imagination in transcending physical constraints and allowing the individual to explore nature. Then, through the power of imagination, one is able to transcend the physical