UNBOUND

PROMETHEUS

DRAMA

LYRICAL

IN

WITH

FOUR

ACTS

POEMS

OTHER

BY

BYSSHE

PERCY

AUDISNE

UJEC,

SHELLEY

SUB

AMl'HUBAE,

TEKRAM

ABDITE:

LONDON
C

AND

OLLIER

VERE

STREET

1820

BOND

STREET

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vii

Preface
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PROMETHEUS

UNBOUND.

POEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS

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PREFACE.

The

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interpretation

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as

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tions

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poetry,

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instances

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the

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writers
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We
the

PREFACE.

Xii

the

spirit:

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republican,

morals

and

have

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membered,
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portions

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sources

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pretence

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doing

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strained,

unnatural,

combined

product

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as

of

nature

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both.

and

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all

sustain
man's

Poets,

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age.
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PREFACE.

xiv

that

ledging

have,

what
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terms,
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world

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to

consider

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poetry
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endure,
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harvest

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of

highway

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history of
elements

poetical

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society,

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accomplish

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PROMETHEUS
UNBOUND

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PERSONS.

Prometheus.

Demogorgon.
,

Jupiter.

The

Earth.

Ocean.

Apollo.

Mercury.

Hercules.

Asia
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vOceanides.

Panthea

Ione

The

Phantasm

The

Spirit

Spirits

Spirits.

Furies.

of

of

of

the

Echoes.

the

Jupiter.

Earth.

Hours.

Fawns.

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PROMETHEUS

ACT

Scene,

Ravine

PROMETHEUS

But

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Made

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Hast

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me,

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of

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hope.

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and

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seated

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And

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and

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Rocks

discovered

is

PANTHEA

Pro.

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of

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mine

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thousand

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and

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thine

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and

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it not

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hope

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herb,

life.

of

for

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Sea,

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sound

or

not

in storm

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for

me

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spread below,
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ever,

crawling glaciers pierce

their

God

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Heaven's

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seen

surveyest

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have

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empire.

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pause,

Earth,

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shape

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mine

throne,

unenvied

revenge.

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by

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UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

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ever

with

the

spears

moon-freezing chrystals, the bright

chains

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SCENE

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UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

their

with

cold

burning

Heaven's

winged hound,

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in

beak

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ghastly people

Mocking
To

me

When

the

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from

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the

to

yet

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Or

the

close

is

drag thee,

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these

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they

the

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east

the

Ah

no

the

cruel

King,

to

such

! I

pity thee.

hunt

thee

How

will

thy soul,

like

hell

cloven

within

reluctant
kiss

to

the

victim-

"

blood

might trample

thee

prostrate slave.

thro'

undefended

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then

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hales

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climbs

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hail.

night,

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disdained

rage

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the

with

me

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dark

wounds

behind

again

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afflict

breaks

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charged

are

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loud

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dream,

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leaden-coloured

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up

wandering by,

of

realm

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tears

own,

from

storm,

dim,

thy lips

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welcome

me

one

starry,

of
the

and

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of

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heart;

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its

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wide

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with

grief,

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exultation,

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it

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speak.

mountains.

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that

mist

without

own,

from

hundred

three

O'er

then

Mountains,

spell !

hushed

yon

your

Voice:

then

on

o'er

let them

curse

First

Thrice

If

that

burning

although

hate,

is

what

the

serenest

who

than

changed

am

within

Is dead
Of

louder

world

Though

walks

Ye

wrinkling frost,

Thou

moveless

and

mute

of

and

Whirlwinds,

swift

ye

Sun

the

which

Thro1

curse

recall.

with

The

through

me,

India

thro'

Shuddering

hear

to

would

thunder

Of

Which

wise.

Echoes,

many-voiced

Whose

ACT

more,

me

thee

on

no

made

misery

ere

UNBOUND.

we

fears,

multitude.

stood

I.

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Voice:

Second

had

Thunder-bolts
We

had

And

had
Thro'

and

I had

clothed,

Its
And

oft

had

Been

Fourth
"We

by

soared

Unresting
Nor

volcano's

yon

Nor

any

us

As

never

at

the

own,

rending

mountains

thunder,

had

nor

groan.

whirlwinds.

the

these

above

our

of

or

with

mute

bowed
voice

from

under
wonder.

Voice.

First
But

their

flaming fountains,

power

made

Ever

air.

repose

beneath

ages

slaughter,

uprose,

not

many

Voice

had

Earth

serene

cloven

blood,

of

the

from

colours

my

bitter

solitude.

since

in

wastes

water,

shrieks

Voice:

Third

springs.

our

with

'mid

mute,

city

the

parched

stained

been

run

from

23

snowy

thine

crest

unrest.

PROMETHEUS

24

UNBOUND.

Second
such

Never
To
A

the

Indian

Leaped

the

heard,

and

And

died

mad

as

howling

the

And

bore.

we

on

from

up

before

waves

pilotasleep

deck

cried,
the

as

such

dread

was

its wound

When

riven

like

day

To

frozen

Made

us

keep

Earth.

The

silence
is

The

stood

blood.

for

of

dreams

ruin

flightpursuing

our

silence

Though

there

Voice.

back

caves

Heaven

to

closed,

was

shrank

we

!**

me

be.

waves

Earth

from

Fourth
And

is

woe

wild

never

o'er the

Darkness

Ah,

Voice.

words

still realm

My

sea

in agony,
"

Third

By

I.

Voice.

sound

ACT

"

hell

thus
to

and

"

thus

"

us.

tongueless

Caverns

of the

craggy

hills

Cried,

Misery

!' then

the

hollow

Heaven

replied,

'

I hear

Pro.

Both

fierce

the

Beneath

they

Unrolled

and

He

Titan

The

barrier

Oh,

rock-embosomed

Now

to

else

your

frore

whose

With

Asia,

drinking

Why

scorns

the

To

commune

As

one

checks

who

and

Supreme,

Why

answer

ye

Earth.

Pro.

Who

Ha,

what

an

the

me

now

ye,

check'd,

charioteer,
him
of

who

reigns

pining

Brethren

slaves

not.

for I would

whisper

once

eyes

who

alone,

of

streams,

liquid wildernesses

Theydare

awful

loved

informs

groans

not, still I

dares?

me,

I wandered

her

force

glens and

The

woods

fiend-drawn

the

with

dim

Fills your

and

falsehood

The

not

ye

deep below,

vapours,

life from

me

mist

snow-fed

and

spiritwhich

with

Know

all-conqueringfoe

o'ershadowing

Thro'

like thin

his agony

lawns,

athwart

seen

Jove,

of

wind.

made

who

thou

and

sons

all-enduringwill

vanished,

had

morning

The

thy

voice

the

not

omnipotence

thou

the

on

voices

whose

without

him,

Scorn

!'

Misery

Mother,

forth.

I gave

Which

it,

of

sound

lashing winds,

the

to

heard

pale nations

the

And

land, howled

the

Climbing

purple waves,

Oceans

the

And

!'

Misery

25

UNROUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

rises

hear

up

that

curse

again.

PROMETHEUS

26

'Tis

As

like

scarce

sound

it

ACT

tinglesthro'

lightningtingles,hovering ere

Speak, Spirit!
I

UNBOUND.

only

And

know

from

that

thou

How

love.

Thou

Pro.

art

Earth.

The

I dare

hear, and

thou

Subtle
Hear

this

not

wise

Being

Sweep

awful

Faint,

like

'tis not

Thou

art

to

Pro.

they.

as

and

the

Gods
than

more

in

now.

thick.

I feel

entwining love;

pleasure.
thou

No,
and

immortal,
those

who

die.

And

what

art

Earth.

canst

this

thou,

the

not

tongue

1
am

God

brain, like shadows

thro' my

mingled

pain

I roll.

tho'
art

of

earnestlyhearken

O, melancholy Voice
The

ven's
life, lest Hea-

like

whereon

thoughts, rapid and

one

dead

wheel

some

one

good,

kind

Earth.

The

Only

and

to

me

voice, yet thou

and

the

speak

not

the

Obscurely

Pro.

Yet

art

of

King

link

torturingthan

More

language

hear

livingspirit;speak

fell

Should

near

thou

canst

the

not

it strike.

I him?

How

knowest

Who

frame

inorganic voice
moving

art

cursed

Earth.

The

thine

the

Earth,

hear

is known

dim,

I.

SCENE

mother

Thy
To

the

Joy
When
Of

blood

within
from

didst

thou

glory, arise,

And
Their

voice

her

Grew

Then,
Around

those

see

us

pining
from

million

their

From
Shook

lifted

and

Lightning
Blue
Within
When

thistles bloomed

voluptuous
Plague

And

Famine

And

in the

Teemed

Draining

which

and

and

black

corn,

and

ineradicable
their

and

blight on

for

my

bright

foodless

man,

sea

snow

frown

plains ;

panting

poisonous

the

Heaven's

vines, and

growth,

roll

fire

new

the

of

vexed

on

and

burn

Heaven

beneath

chambers
fallen

here.

beheld

in cities

had

thee

chained

mountains

Inundation

dread

fierce

with

in wide

hair

cloud

pollutingdust,

the

by strange tempest,

portentous

air,

uplifted

sons

inhabitants

earthquake-rifted
its

joy

worlds

sphered light wane

Was

keen

his thunder

until

pale

like

bosom,

almighty Tyrant

our

frozen

living frame,

her

prostrate brows

And

My

thy

at

tree

in the

spiritof

27

stony veins,

loftiest

the

trembled

leaves

as

whose

within

fibre of

thin

ran,

she

last

Whose

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

toads

crawled

beast, and

herb

and

tree

worm,

meadow-grass,
weeds

wan

breast

was

dry

PROMETHEUS

28

With

grief;

With

the

and

Preserve,
secret

dare

All

and

not

speak

comfort

Some

of

But

mine

wide

yon

air,

dead,

We

meditate

dreadful

those

mother
and

words

suffer

flowers,

Earth.

The

not,

them.

from

take

shall

They

thee

fruits, and

and

I pray,

words,

own

and

the

love, though fleeting; these

And

I heard

aye,

streams,

spell.

hope

live

hate

winds,

people

be

mine.

not.

me

told.

be

not

may

deny

happy sounds,

Ere

Babylon

dust,
The

Magus

Met

his

That

For
One

Zoroaster,

apparition,
there

know
that

shadows

two

thou
the
of

of

sole

are

which

Is underneath
The

dead

my

image walking

own

I.

stained

was

rememberest

and
and

caves,

joy

who

else

if thou

seas

Venerable

Pro.

mother's

destroyer

treasured

breath,

air, my

which,

inarticulate

the

But

of

child's

the

Mountains,

In

thin

innumerable

my

And

her

on

curse,

Yet

the

contagion

Breathed

Thy

and

ACT

UNBOUND.

in

men,

worlds

beholdest;

grave,

all forms

where
that

child,
the
he

garden.
saw.

of

life and

but
do
think

the

death

other

inhabit
and

live

was

I.

SCENE

Till

PROMETHEUS

death

Dreams
And

the

all that

Terrible,
There

and

creates

it, and

dost

there, and

all the

sceptred phantoms

Vast,
And

Demogorgon,

And

he,

Of

the

Son,

Thine

ghost,

own

Hades

Typhon,

or

the

or

what

or

From

Evil,
all-prolific

Have

sprung,

Ask,

and

Of

the

As

rainy

Of

fallen

Pro.

Of

My

that

sweep

may
thro'

thy
on

Gods

prostrate

Mother,
which

be

may
those

of

let not

shades,

vacant

gate

of

aught

evil, pass

again

aught resembling

Jupiter, arise,

sons.

revenge

abandoned

the

will

ruin

my

thro'

utter

Jupiter,

the

so

at

palace.

lips, or

Phantasm

shall

mightier

since

reply

must

Supreme
wind

these

of

beasts

throne

Call

trampled

and

they

of

ghost

and

his

on

gods
worlds,

men,

gloom

all remember.

which

curse

nameless

heroes,

one

shade,

all the

of

Tyrant,

supreme

shapes.

writhing

tremendous

burning gold.

The

men,

desires,

mountains

powers

beauteous

hang-,

whirlwind-peopled

Are

and

more

no

of

love

or

sublime

strange,

29

they part

light imaginings

faith

thou

'Mid

them

unite
and

UNBOUND.

appear

me.

PROMETHEUS

30

UNBOUND.

I.

ACT

IONE.

My

wings
My

Yet

wings
thro'

And
A

May

it be

thou

of

Near

whom,

Ever

thus

mine

eyes

appears,

sounds

sister's sake,

sweet

our

thee

wounds

watch

we

of

ill to

many
for

o'er

ears

lullingplumes arise,

throng
no

mine

shade

silver

thro' their
a

o'er

crossed

are

their

Shape,

folded

are

and

wake.

Panthea.
sound

The

is of

Earthquake,
The

shape

is awful
in dark

sceptre

of

To

underground,

fire, and
like

the

purple,

mountains

veined
he

hand

who

doth

does,

Phantasm
powers

of

of

star-inwoven.

pale gold

looks, but

one

cloven

sound,

stay steps proud, o'er the

His

Like

and

Clothed
A

Cruel

whirlwind

cloud

hold.

calm

and

not

suffers

Jupiter.
this

slow

strange

strong,
wrong.

Why
world

have

the

secret

Driven
On

In

which

thou

whom

The

Titan.

The

Image,

Earth.
be

who

thou

as

inform

thine

! And

Listen

thou

art

his foe,

am

I would

hear,

voice.

empty

tho'

echoes

your

and

old

Prophetic

and

isle-surrounding streams,

caves,

hear

to

.A

Phan.
It tears

must

mute,

Grey mountains,

Rejoice

be

must

art

which

words

the

thought

no

ghastly talk

forth.

shadowest

Speak

Although

voice

proud sufferer,

Tremendous

Pro.

sounds

the

hold

pallid race

I And,

hither

unaccustomed

lips, unlike

my

our

darkness

He

on

31

phantom,

empty

? What

storms

hovering

With

frail and

me,

direst

Are

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

me

yet ye

spiritseizes
as

See,

Pan.

what

fire tears
how

and

woods,

and

speaks

within

thunder-cloud.

he

springs,

speak.

cannot

me

haunted

lifts

his

looks,

mighty

the

Heaven
Darkens

above.

Ione.

Pro.

He
I

And

looks

And

such

Written

see

the

of

firm

curse

on

on

defiance,

despair
as

speaks

as

mocks

scroll

! O

shelter

proud

gestures
and

calm

itself

yet speak

and

cold,

hate,

with

me

Oh,

smiles,

speak

prometheus

32

act

unbound.

Phantasm.
I

defy

that

thou

Fiend,
All
Foul

Tyrant

One

thee!

then

both

let

Eat

into

Lightning,
Of

And

Let
In

thy

all

own

blast

but

mankind,

darkness

The

me

and

utmost

And

thus

This

undeclining

devote

torture

to

storms.

omnipotent.

art

gave

thee

ethereal

yon

power,

mischiefs

swift

from

sent

tower.

love

imprecate
of

thy

sleepless

head

forms

spirit move

mine

wounding

thy

those

over

legioned

thyself
Be

will.

thy malignant

On

and

Thou

worst.

things

fear

ire

the

upon

fire

and

cutting hail,

do

thee

here,

me

thine

be

mind,

subdue.

not

frenzying

frost

and

me,

my
To

thou

fixed

Human-kind,

and

upon

and

alternate

do

O'er

I bid

shalt

driving by

Aye,

inflict

thy plagues

and

furies,

calm,

Gods

of

Ghastly disease,
And

canst

only being

Rain

with

while

hate

agony,
thou

must

reign

on

high.

i.

thou, who

But

In
I

all

whom

To

fear

and

worship

'Till thine

Infinityshall

envenomed

And

of

robe

cling like burning gold

To

Heap

thy soul, by

on

111 deeds, then

Both

infinite

And
An

Though

remorse

of

crown

pain,

round

thy dissolvingbrain.

virtue

of

this

Curse,

damned, beholding good

universe,

calm

must

art

power

appear

the
to

hour
be

internally.

false and

thy lagging fall

track

like

sittest,let

thou
thou

which

after many

Scorn

of

thou

when

solitude.
thy self-torturing

image
now

Come,

And

is the

fruitless crime
thro' boundless

space

time.

Pro.

Were

these

bow

be

be thou

thou, and

awful

That

as

do

curse

agony

Omnipotence

thine

woe,

foe
all-prevailing

his torturer,

Clasp thee,

of

thou,

Heaven

and

sufferer's

O,

this world

Earth

things of

! let

thee

curse

soul

thy

Lord

and

God

the

art

fillest with

Who

33

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

my

words, O, Parent?
c

and

34

PROMETHEUS

The

Earth.

Pro.
Grief

They

It doth

repent

for awhile

I wish

is

me

That

Oh

Wail,

Earth's

The

Howl,
Your

to

heart

rent

the

Spiritsof
refuge,

answer

ye.

the

living and

dead,

lies fallen

Echo.

vanquished

and

thee.

Sea,

shall

!
\

Echo.

Second
Fallen

vanquish

defence

your

fallen and

vanquished !

Ione.
Fear

not

The
But
Of

'tis but

Titan

see,

yon

is

where
forked

vain;

mine.

was

and

First
Lies

and

me,

aloud, Land

howl

quick

pain.

length should

at

thine.

were

are

I.

Earth.

misery

Jove

so

suffer

to

The

Misery,

words

blind, and

livingthing

no

ACT

UNBOUND.

passing

some

unvanquished
thro' the
and

still.

chasm

azure

snowy

spasm,

hill

and

quished.
van-

SCENE

slant

the

Trampling

winds

Under

high

on

that

glow

purple dye,

of

plumes

rose-ensanguined ivory,

Like
A

Shape

now,

comes

Stretching on

Jove's

Tis

right

his

from

high

hand

wand.

serpent-cinctured

Pan.

35

golden-sandalled feet,

With

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

herald, Mercury.

world-wandering

Ione.

And

who

And

iron

Whom

the

Like

those

are

wings

with

that

frowning

vapours

Clanging loud,

hydra

steaming
endless

an

wind,

the

climb

God

tresses

represses

behind,

up

crowd

"

Panthea.
These
Whom
When
He

are

he

Jove's

tempest-walking hounds,

gluts with

charioted
bursts

on

Heaven's

groans

and

sulphurous

blood,
cloud

bounds.

I.

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

3(5

IONE.
Are

they

On

new

Fury.

First
Second

The

to

Fury.

make

Should
The

if

And

Back

Your

gnash

"Who

These

shall

hope

of

look

his

into

torturing-him

eyes
smells

like

after

battle.
O

delay,

thou

Herald

! take

and

Maia

of

Son

sport

soon

who

"

please long

can

to

your

towers

the

streams

teeth.

and

ministered

Unnatural

the

beside

foodless

Chimaera,

but

Hounds

food

us

Omnipotent

Mer.

me

Darest

what

Hell:

proud.

not

life!

scent

death-bird

cheer,
Of

firm,

ever,

heap

First

Let

Fury.

corpses,

as

Ha!

Fury.

Third

Of

looks

Titan

dead

thin

fed?

be

to

pangs

The

Pan.

the

led, from

now

love,

thou

to

and

perform

of
of

Geryon,

Sphinx,
Thebes

more

your

iron,
fire and

arise

subtlest

Heavens
unnatural

task.

wail

Gorgon,

! and
of

fiends

poisoned wine,
hate

SCENE

First
We

Fury.

die

with

Mer.

Oh,
desire

our

Crouch

then

thee

unwilling,

I come,
To

by

in silence.

execute

Alas

! I

That

do
for

Returning,
So

thy

no

But

Wise

vainly wouldst
the

Against
That
From

which

long

With

the

The

powers

And

my

Or

divide

there

is

who

art

thou,

firm

and

of

scheme

Be

it not

To

thee, and

so

and

! there
to

none

is

clear

lamps

years
have

taught

thy

Torturer

unimagined

pains

now

agonies

lead

or

leave

good,

in strife

weary

slow

is to

abyss,

alone

yon

the

subtle, foul,

more

the

day,

Even

might

strange

and

refuge, long

no

teach.

must

commission

what

People

and

hell,

seems

night

as

thy sight

me

forth

stand

Omnipotent

measure

And

heaven

pursues

Smiling reproach.

from

aye

season,

form

worn

down,

myself

hate

more

driven

will

revenge.

new

and

pity thee,
can

unwillingly

most

of

doom

Sufferer

great Father's

the

back

not

us

! mercy

mercy

drive

Awful
To

37

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

secret

else of

them

Hell,

here,

savage
them

in

to

fiends
their

task.

known

living things,

arms

PROMETHEUS

38

Which
The

of

fear

Clothe
In

like

bend

will

kneel

in

the

For

benefits

and

meek

The

fiercest

and

the

good

has

and

Years,

ages,

chrystal-winged

The
Whilst

By

his

Such

He
And

beloved

my

and

for

can

world

feel

He

but

requites me

Kindness

to

bitter

Submission,

hate,

such

whether

in the

or

is

down

'tis

grood

no

or

his

is keen

hair

my

trampled

not

lost,

gratitude :

misdeed.

own

reproach,

know

just

friend

fear, shame

dost

night

moony

ministers.

receive

for

Sun

the

cling round

snow

all

here

me

stings the lightsleep

thou

I gave

chains

bestowed,

can

heart

tame

tyrants'recompense

is evil

who

fane,

minds

day

race

He

With

he

thought-executing

is the

in prayer,

nature.

parched skin,

Split my

throne

his

thy haughty

own

in return

night

mightiest.

their

to

clasp

gorgeous

Evil

Change

Supreme

submission

Pro.

He

some

within

Let

it
soul

thy

suppliant

bid

and

words,

intercession

the

Heaven,

wide

of

sceptre

perplexes

which

it in

And

the

transfer

may

ACT

UNBOUND.

of

cannot

which

breaks

Revenge.
try:

I.

I.

For

what

The

death-seal

Like

submission

Or

brief

In

Omnipotence

Pity,

avenged by

much

Too

since

Which

And

thou

Thou

that

Oh,

Mer.

to

knowest

Pro.

! Once

suffer

I know

but

of

this, that

Thou

canst

Pro.

Do

They

I desire

Mer.

not

count

thy

while

last

nor

less

or

fear.

Yet

years

it must

Jove

pause,

to

must

and

I to

me

Jove's

Alas

Mer.

power

frown.

Father's

answer

more

delay

fear

spared

be

period

the

not

now.

thy

under

might

we

nearer

clamour

lowers

! Heaven

Behold

I wait,

err.

hour

even

hell-hounds

the

hark,

But

is

spake

we

down

wrongs,

own

who

those

will weep

retributive

thus, the

Enduring

her

on

yield.

not

they

are

secure

punishment,

not

accept,

it sits throned

where

triumphant,

when

Justice,

For

yet I will

he

would

crown,

Crime,

flatter

others

his

Which

yield ?

could

Let

hair-suspended sword,

o'er

trembles

Which

captivity,

mankind's

Sicilian's

the

fatal word,

that

but

of

39

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

SCENE

inflict

come.

come

of

pain

reign1: nor

plunge

more,

PROMETHEUS

40

Into

Eternity, where

Even

all that

Seems

but

point,

Flags wearily
Till

it

sink,

Perchance
Which

in

and

its

thou

the

they
If

age,

reluctant

numbered

spend

Perchance

Mer.

on

age

mind

unending flight,

not

must

I.

time,

dizzy, blind, lost,

it has

Pro.

recorded

imagine,

we

ACT

UNBOUND.

shelterless
the

in torture,

thought

no

slow

years

unreprieved
count

can

them,

yet

Gods

the

pass.

thou

might'st

dwell

the

among

while

Lapped

in

voluptuous joy

Pro.
This

I would

bleak

Alas

Pro.

Pity

As

up

the

the

cloven

Mer.
Most

yet pity thee.

at,

of

self-despisingslaves
mind

whose

sun,

throned

sister, look
the

to

roots

fearfullyGod's

How

pains.

unrepentant

sits peace
how

Heaven,

serene,

vain

is talk

fiends.

O,

Ione.

Has

the

quit

not

! I wonder

within

me,

light in

Call

these

ravine,

Mer.

Not

must

heavily

obey

remorse

yon

White

huge

thunder
his

snow-loaded

howls

words

hangs

fire

at

and

my

cedar

behind,!
thine
heart

alas

SCENE

Pan.

with

Heaven,

of

child

the

where

See

41

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

winged

feet,
Runs

Dear

Tone.
Lest

and

die

birth of

Blackening

the

And

underneath,

hollow

First

He

and

What

who

Phantasms

such

and

stare

Fury.

We

laugh
First

disappointment,

And

clinging

Thro'

We
When

wood

track
the

crime

and
all

lake

things

yet there

of

brain

shapes,

contemplate,

of

and

that

ministers

mistrust,
as

here,

Hell

the

and

is

came

sympathy.

some

great King

Jove

forms,

in loathsome

are

And

invokes

monster-teeming

what

slaves

Horrible

execrable

like

I grow

Methinks

And

thro'

wings,

voice

Never

all-miscreative

I behold

Whilst

ye

foul

so

the

From

are

come

Heaven's

of

Titan.

chained

the

they

eyes

Titan

dreadful

some

thine

death.

like

Champion

whom

Prometheus,

over

countless

with

day

Immortal

Fury.

Pro.

come

Prometheus

Fury.

Third

they

Fury.

Second

thy plumes

sister, close

behold

thou

dawn.

the

sunlight of

slanted

the

down

lean

struck

weep,

betrays

them

pursue

sobbing fawn,

and
and

fear,

hate,

and

dogs

pain, and

bleed,
to

our

and

will.

live,

PROMETHEUS

42

Oh

Pro.
I know

and

The

darkness

But

why

Gather

these

and

the

in

up

rejoice
Can

Pro.
Second

than

We

Fury.

Second

in

and

one

of

know

wings.

your
loathed

your

from

the

deep

knew

not

that

I.

name,

echoes

clangour

legions

ACT

natures

lakes

hideous

more

ye

fearful

! many

ye

UNBOUND.

selves

Sisters, rejoice,

!
exult

aught
Fury.

The

in its

deformity

delight makes

of

beauty

I
lovers

glad,
Gazing

on

As

from

To

gather

The

the

from
shade

Else

we

Pro.
To

which

lowest
First

And

Ye

rend

as

our

flowers

cheek,

Thou

agony

round,

invests

us

mother

Night.

and

power,

Pour

forth

his who

the

cup

of

sent

you

Pain

nerve,

will rend

thee

thinkest

we

working

like fire within

element,

is my
now

care

not.

as

hate

is

here,

pain.

bone,
from

me

of

crown

form

our

your

Fury.

nerve

Pro.

is

scorn.

from

we.

pale priestess kneels

destined

shapeless
laugh

are

falls, flushing her

victim's

are

so

the

festal

her

crimson

our

The

which

rose

for

aerial

So

another

one

thine;

bone

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

We

will

weigh

Third

Fury.

animal

The

soul

That

which

And

foul

And

blood

Pro.

As

light.
live

thro'

thee,

loud

obscure

not

will

we

dwell

multitude

of

wisest

round

thine

men

beneath

thy brain,

astonished

heart,

thy labyrinthine veins

agony.

king

rules

suffer,

ye
called

will

we

that

thought

ye

you

thus

are

now

myself,

over

torturing and
Jove

into

can

dread

be

within
like

we

within,

vain

Why,

am

The

burns

desire

Crawling

which

power

think'st

tho'

self-content

will

we

Yet

life, and

the

Vexing

the

what

do, but

ye

eyes

one,

it, like

Beside

lidless

thy

wretched,

so

Thou

by

one

Like

else

aught

or

was

43

imagine

what

not

Cruel

evil.

You,

into

laugh

but

Pro.

Being

Dost

Fury.

Second

UNBOUND.

and

rule

conflictingthrongs within,
when

Chorus

Hell

of

mutinous.

grows

Furies.
,

From

Where

the

ends

the

of the

night

has

earth, from
its grave

Come,

come,

the

and

come

ends

the

of the

morning
!

earth,

its

birth,

PROMETHEUS

44

Oh,
When

who

shake

hills

cities

sink

howling

ye

Who

with

And

close

Sit

UNBOUND.

with
in

of

scream

ruin

and

with

joy

the

Leave

bed,

the

Leave
Fire

is left
burst

When

ye

the

Leave

stir

Is

the

And
But

returning

unchanted

with

be

cruel

hate

fear.

with

burthen

vainly

half

dreamer

can

ye

fuel

unkindled

maniac

steaming
we

flashes

soon

secrets

Come,
are

burning

self-contempt implanted

than
he

ashes

in

future

it,

red,

dead

bloodier

in

Hell's

More

and

as

for

Misery's yet

To

cold,

spirits, sense-enchanted,

young

Leave

nation

hatred,

will

In

low,

track,
wreck

come

come,

beneath

Strewed

foodless

we

up

from

the

come

come,

Hell's
of

blasts

toil till ye

come

wide
the

gate

atmosphere,

here.

I.

mirth,

sea,

Famine's

the

on

Come,

It

and

Shipwreck

upon

your

ye
the

wingless footsteps trample

chattering

We

the

ACT

SCENE

The

within

space

plumes

my

First
call

Your
Driven
It

was

rapt

car

fast

and

red

gulphs

half

Where

blood

In

the

with

which

furnace,
"

war.

untasted

cold,

and

stern

Fifth
From

Fury.

Fourth
conclaves

of

far

wasted;

blood

and

heard,

Kingly

night.

Fury.

Third
Groans

than

Fury.

cities, famine-

wide

make

black

winged

Second
From

sound

Fury.

as

from

us

the

with

shadows

more

whirlwinds

on

wings.

new

quiver
their

air:

tremulous

the

as

mountains

solid

These

Pan.

45

of

thunder

the

I hear

Sister,

Ione.

Even

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

gold

bought

is

Fury.
white

and

hot,

and

sold

PROMETHEUS

40

Speak
all that

know

But

to

Which
The
He

not

of

yet defies

the

the

spell

Invincible,

thought

the

not

tell,

break

bend

stern

whisper

would

ye

speak might
must

I.

Fury.

ACT

UNBOUND.

deepest

Hell.

of

power

Fury.
Tear

the

veil

Fury.

Another
It

is torn.

Chorus.

Shine

Dost

on

thou

misery,

The

pale

dire

to

be

faint, mighty

of

stars

the

morn

borne.

Titan

We

laugh

thee

to

scorn.

Dost

thou

boast

the

clear

knowledge

thou

waken'dst

man?

Then
Those

was

kindled

perishing

within
waters

him

thirst

thirst

of

which
fierce

outran

fever,

for

SCENE

I.

Hope,

PROMETHEUS

doubt,

love,

UNBOUND.

47

which

desire,

him

consume

ever.

One

forth

came

Smiling
His

the

on

words

! where

Many
Vomits
Mark

smoke

The

round

in

and

again,

the

bright

of

despair

ages

And

the

Like

survivors

on

future

is

pillow of

the

air.
!

kindled

faith he

lamp

round

almost

flames

the

but

thee,

dark, and

dwindled

have

embers

thorns

for

of

bloody

his white

thy

each

remembers,

one

present is spread

slumberless

I.

agony

and

the

Semichorus

From

horizon

in dread.

crowd

Drops

pity.

gentle ghost

J"y" joy, joy

Past

poison

and

wide

the

glow-worm's

Gather

swift

like

him,

for the

Wailing

truth, peace,

outcry

'Tis his mild

To

earth

sanguine

up

worth

million-peopled city

that

Look

gentle

outlived

Withering
Look

of

flow

quivering

brow.

head.

for

PROMETHEUS

48

Grant

See

respite now

disenchanted

Springs
truth

To

little

like

leads

forth, her

it

of

"

'Tis
how

'Tis

the

kindred

'Till

murder

Despair

Ione.

Hark,

sister

Quite unsuppressed
Of

the

And

good Titan,
hear

beasts

Darest

thou

the

observe

slaves

! what

is

sin

within

how

yet dreadful

the

fiends

the

groan

deep,

in inland

moan

one.

heart

the

tear

storms

sea

up

tyrants win.

vanish, except

low

tearing

as

and

and

Furies

the

[All

death

smothers

which

struggling world,

The

bubbles

wine,

new

another's

kin

for

vintage-time
like

Blood,

II.

Semichorus

See

mate

brothers

linked

children

calls

dedicate,

is

its state

Love

Whom

desolation

from

legioned band

I.

nation

day

Freedom

And

ACT

UNBOUND.

caves.

torture

him

Pan.

Ione.

Alas

What

! I looked

didst

thou

forth

see

twice,
?

but

will

no

more.

SCENE

T.

PROMETHEUS

Pan.

With

woful

Ione.

What

Pan.

All

horrible,

For

men

And

Were

with

Fury.

forth

Thousandfold
Remit
those

Close
Stream

Fix,

torment

not

sick

thy

So

those

O,

horrible

It hath
The

Whom

blood

with

tortured

it

not

pale fingersplay
!

become

wise,

thy

the

Thy
a

slaves

the

in

chains, but

that

him.

with

being

brow

thy

and

tears

death,

crucifix,

with

heap

lighted stare;

peace

lofty, and

for

endure

thorn-wounded

I see,

curse.

hate

not

do

and

thy

I will not

name

mild,

and

mingles

orbs

shake

throes

who

that

let that

fear

worse

grief enough.

those

of

live

tempt

scorn,

anguish

lips;

wan

fix those

So

the

and

themselves

on

smiles

and

are

and

man,

hearts,

human

frowns

groans

death,

hands,

not

us

below

human

speak

to

emblem

an

for

of

by

Let

those

Behold

wrongs

Pro.

foul

by.

of

human

work

killed

slowly

earth

the

shapes

the

sights too

By looking

crucifix.

wrought by

wandering

Deep

thick

and

were

other

to

around,

appeared

some

youth

nailed

heaven

peopled

49

nest?

The

Was

And

sight :

looks

patient

UNBOUND.

gore.

speak,
see

the

like

to

just,
thee,
D

PROMETHEUS

50

Some

hunted

by

foul

An

early-chosen,

As

hooded
linked

Some
Some

"

in

lingering

sons

the

By

red

Fury.

Blood

thou

In

Fury.
The

All

ruin
that

it has

They

fanes
dare

and
of

not

gorged

"

blood

common

homes.

and

fire ; and

remain

behind.

see,

canst

worship,
for

that

The

powerful goodness

The

wise

not

but

power,

things

their

good

are

think

to

want

and

those

thus

true

minds
outworn.

man's
do

weep
:

fear

were

now

they
to

survives

terror

loftiest

make

devise

love

the

disdain

custom

many

heart

good

all best

realms

burning

unseen,

human

The

And

loud

yet they know

want

in

canst

And

want

would

they

Hypocrisy
The

each

cells

mighty

own

groans

Worse

hind

laugh

down

things, unheard,

Pro.

home,

sea-uprooted isles,

their

light of

driven

and

I.

unwholesome

kneaded

are

hear

Ahorse

fire

feet, like

my

home

multitude

the

heart's

their

the

to

in

corpses

I not

by

Whose

cling

Hear

Impaled
Float

to

from

lies

late-lamented

ounces

ACT

UNBOUND.

worse

who

confused

estate,
not

dare.

barren
need
love

to

tears.

for
want

ill.

them.
wisdom

SCENE

I.

Many
But

strong- and

are

live among

As

if

felt

none

Pro.

And

words

Thy

yet I

Fury.

pity

know

what

not

like

are

those

just,

they

torture

do.

they
of

cloud

pitiestthem

Thou

be

suffering fellow-men

they

would

and

rich,

their

51

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

snakes

winged

not.

? I

speak

more!

no

[ Vanishes.
Pro.
Ah
"

Ah
! Alas

woe

I close

Thy

within

subtle

The

God

Nor

all

and

sights with

With

they

shall

be

Alas

! what

Pro.

There

are

speak,

Names

Were

thou

are

borne

and

to

there,
aloft

two

woes

behold
Nature's

revenge,

gird

my

soul

arrives

hour

things

thou

sawest

in

dread

torturest

types of

no

good

and

victory.

not

till the

grave.

there,

for, though

which

Pan.

To

endurance,

new

When

it

the

beautiful
it

clear

mind,

is in

find

defeat, fierce king,

is

The

things

cannot

I seek

would

This

Peace

ever

more

see

-illumed

woe

tyrant !

for

ever,

but

eyes,
my

hides

grave

am

pain, pain

tearless

my

works

Thou

woe

which

are.

thou

spare

sacred

one.

me

watch-

bright emblazonry

words,

d2

they

PROMETHEUS

52

The

nations

As

with

This

them

The

there

mixed
As
I

pain
bid

who

Its

subtle
the

are

inhabit,

that

The

future
Pan.

dim

Like

flocks

Tone.

the

blue
!

see

That

climb
hark?

it the
Pan.

the

up

and

fear

with

son,

such

wind,
behold

glass,

comfort

thought.

thee

to

troop

of

spiritsgather,

come,

when

'Tis

something

it the

the
in

music

lake

Is

the

in

as

human

air !

ravine

is it the

spirits,

they

state

spring's delightful weather,

more

fountain-vapours

Is

ether

in

Like

And,

wing

they speak

clouds

And

spoil.

thy

of

sister, where

of
in

Thronging

fair

caves

birds

as

may

Look,

love

saw.

cheer

and

twilight realm,
:

torture,

To

give.

world-surrounding

Beyond

aloud,

joy

those

homes

the

truth

thy

I.

heaven

divide

the

felt

virtue

ascend

Whose
And

and

did

of

Earth.

cried

strife, deceit,

was

shadow

and

fell from

in, and

the

ACT

liberty, and

confusion

rushed

was

Truth,

voice,

Suddenly* fierce

Tyrants

around,

thronged

one

Among

UNBOUND.

winds

scattered
of

the

waterfall

sadder,

dumb,

are

lines.

pines

1
sweeter

far

than

all.

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

I.

UNBOUND.

Chorus

From

Of

Spirits.

of

unremerabered

Gentle

guides

The

of

atmosphere

Be

Like

human

Travelled

o'er

it

and

skies

the

As

birds

and

thro'

make

of

man's

all above

wave,

the

Thro'

boundless

element

bear

begins

More

yet

the

and

come,

grave

unpent
:

prophecy

ends

one

in

by

thee

one

them
Looks

radiant

as

the

liquid lair,

our

and

we

mind

own

cloudlike

the

streams,

wind,

Voyaging

Thence

Ione.

the
the

these

serene;

within

thoughts

Float

Which

grey,

windless

within

fish

the

the

We

all between

as

Silent, liquid, and

As

thought

by dying gleams

bright

Cloudless

As

not,

storm-extinguished day,

Be

sicken

dank,

and

dim,

it

mortality ;

and

breathe,

we

be

guardians

heaven-oppressed

And

we

ages

and

53

air around

star.

!.

the

air around

54

prometheus

First
On

Spirit.

battle-trumpet'sblast

hither, fast, fast, fast,

I fled
'Mid

darkness

the

upward

From

the

dust

From

the

tyrant'sbanner

of

creeds

Gathering

'round

There

mingled

was

Freedom

Till

faded

they

And

Was
'Twas

the

Which

thro'

the

hope,

rocked

Which
And

the

Like

Between

arch

shapeless,

Each
I heard

many
dark

thunder

above,
of

love

in thee.

Spirit.
stood

on

storm

swift

the

sea,

immoveably
did
and

and

flee,

proud,

captive

by lightning riven
the

Victory

soul

ends

triumphant

with

"

prophecy,

beneath,

conqueror,

cry

around,

the

Second
rainbow's

around,

the

and

begins

borne,

sky

above,

'twas

torn,

many

beneath,

moving

outworn,

! Death

Hope

sound

cast.

onward

me,

sound,

one

One

act

unbound.

cloud

rapid crowd,
in half:

hoarsely laugh

i.

SCENE

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

fleets

Mighty
And

spread

O'er

the

On
And
Of

strewn

beneath

white

His

hither

who

beside
the

Near

the

When

To
And

where

had

Which

it

kindled

world

the

And
Wore

the

It has

born

As

Desire's

I must
Or

the

ride

sage

ago
;

below

made.

its lustre

here

as

lightning
it back
will

same

woe

awhile

shade,
me

came,

long
and

Pity, eloquence,

wake

fed,
of

plumes

the

was

had

he

with

Dream

red

burning

was

book

knew

die.

Spirit.

pillow hovering

his

to

sage's bed,

lamp

aside

plunged

then

sigh

enemy

Third

And

death

alit

the

on

an

gave

plank,

I sate

of

hell

waters.

speeded
one

chaff

like

ship lightning-split,

great

were

55

ere

fleet
feet

morrow,

in

sorrow.

flame,

Spirit.

Fourth

On

poet's lips I slept

like

Dreaming
In

act

unbound.

prometheus

56

the

sound

seeks

nor

But

feeds

on

shapes

He

will

finds

haunt

that

watch

The

yellow

Nor

heed

But

from

nor

One

of

And

in

these

Nurslings

of

to

the
what

he

than

be

things they

can

living man,

awakened
to

gloom

ivy-bloom,

immortality

these

wildernesses.

illume

create

real

sped

dawn

see,

more

kisses

sun

bees

blisses,

thought's

from

lake-reflected

mortal

he

aerial

the

The

Forms

breathing kept

his

Nor

Of

love-adept

meT

thee.

succour

Ione.

Behold'st

Come,
Twin
On

And,

thou

two

as

not

doves

nurslings
swift

still

hark

Mingled

of

wings

! their

with

love

shapes

two

to

the

beloved

one

the

east

and

west

nest,

all-sustainingair

glide
sweet,
and

from

down
sad

then

the
voices

dissolved

atmosphere
! 'tis
in

despair

sound.

i.

SCENE

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

57

Panthea.
Canst

thou

Ione.

speak,

Their

sister

beauty

words

all my

gives

See

voice.

me

drowned.

are

how

they

float
On

their

and

Orange
Their

of

sustaining wings

soft

azure

smiles

thou

light the

As

sped,

like

some

the

star's

fire.

form

of

Love

Spirit.
wide

over

swift

Spirits.

of

beheld

gold

like

air

Fifth

into

deepening

Chorus
Hast

skiey grain,

cloud

dominions
that

wings

the

wide

air's

wildernesses,
That

planet-crestedshape swept by

on

lightning-braided

pinions,
Scattering the liquidjoy
His

And

footsteps paved

hollow

headless

world

'twas

fading,

Ruin

yawned

in
And

the

his ambrosial

of life from
with

behind

tresses

light;

but

great

sages

as

I past

bound

madness,

patriots, and
unupbraiding,

pale youths

who

perished,

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

5g

Gleamed

in

Turned

by

the

night.

ACT

wandered

King

of

sadness,

thy

smile

the

till

o'er,

worst

thou,-

recollected

to

saw

I.

gladness.

Spirit.

Sixth

Ah,
It

walks

But

Desolation

sister!

not

treads

the

on

with

is

thing:

it floats

earth,

silent

delicate

not

on

and

footstep,

the

fans

air,
with

silent

wing
The

tender

hopes

which
bear

gentlest
Who,
And
Dream

And

soothed
the

false

to

their

in

wake,

of

by

repose

aerial

find

and

the

best

joy,

the

the
of

and

shadow

fanning plumes
its soft

call

the

Pain,

and

monster,
as

he

whom

Chorus.
Tho'

Ruin

Love's

now

Following him,
On
Which

Death's
the

Trampling

shadow

be,

destroyingly,
white

fleetest
down

and

winged

cannot

flee,

both

flower

steed,

and

above

busy feet,

greet.

we

and

music-stirring motion

visions

hearts

weed,

Love,
now

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Man

and

Like

beast,

tempest

Spirits !

grim,

horseman

know

how

fair,

air

in heart

though

Woundless

Pro.

thro' the

quell this

shalt

Thou

and

foul

and

59

limb.

or

shall

this

ye

be

Chorus.
Tn

As

the

buds

mild
the

That

the

spring gathering

Whose
And

breathe,

we

when

red

grow

From

the

When

shake

winds

white-thorn

flee,

snow-storms

up

beneath,

the

elder

brake,

know

herdsmen

wandering

will

soon

Justice, Love,

Wisdom,

and

blow

Peace,

they struggle to increase,

Are
To

to

us

as

soft winds

shepherd boys,

Which

Tone.

atmosphere

begins

Where

are

and

the

be

the

prophecy

ends

in thee.

Spirits fled

Panthea.

Only
Remains

of

them,

like the

sense

omnipotence

Of

Languish,
Which

thro'

Like

Pro.
Most
!

Wert
Which

All

else

things

had

This

quiet morning

Tho'

I should

If

slumber

Be
The
Or

saviour

There

into
is

Earth

no

Pan.
The

cold

The

shadow

thirsty dust.

the

weighs

heavily

I could

I would

not.

the

original gulph

strength

and

agony,

thou

Pro.

T said

Pan.

Deeply

with

grief

fain

forgotten one
and

in

white,

hope
truth

suffering
of

things

more.

no

who

watches

on

her

vain

but

love

but

man,

sleeps but

never

was

left
torment

can

thy spiritfalls
all

of

solace

no

Heaven

night,
of

sleep

even

the

dark

heart

my

upon

and

Hast

far,

art

destiny to be,

console,

can

yet I feel

! and

wine

bright

! how

alas

denied

it is my

sink

thou

and

to

into

dream

were

what

chalice

sunk
still

are

shapes

being overflowed,

my

golden

air-born

roll.

and

wind

caverns,

lute

labyrinthine soul,

and

long

love

but

hope

when

who,
like

thro'

I.

mute,

are

responses

deep

fair these

all

vain

Asia

the

echoes

How

yet the

ere

and

inspired voice

the

when

music,

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

60

the

eastern

thee

when

thoulovest.
star

looks

SCENE

Asia

And

The

it

exile

with

by

sweet

and

woods

mingled

END

vale

this

fair

flowers

ravine

airs

and

and

from

with

THE

the

FIRST

Farewell

ACT.

flow

ether

would

which

thine.

herbs,

which

sounds,

presence,

OF

once

waters,

not

(ft

rugged

like

frozen,

transforming

were

Indian

far

that

sad

invested

the

her

her

and

haunted

Among-

in

now

And

If

of

desolate

But

Of

waits

scene

And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

fade

I.

SCENE

Vale

lovely

IX.

II;

ACT

Morning.

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

02

Caucasus.

Indian

the

in

ASIA

ALONE.

all

From

Asia.

descended
iike

Yes,

Unwonted
And

Cradled

in

tempests

of

many

child

Thou

comest

Which
Like
As
The

now

from

the

desert

winds
the

as

is sad

genius,

or

our

hast

joy

of

life.

thou

hast
O

wake,

it hath
which

clothing

eyes,

descended

Spring

suddenly

memory

like

dost
As

makes

heart,

repose

thou

because

earth,
of

horny

desolated

learnt

have

should

Which

the

to

the

haunt

beatings

which

thought,

throng

tears

thou

spirit, like

heaven

of

blasts

the

with

dream,
been

riseth

sweet

up

golden

clouds

PROMETHEUS

SCENE

I.

This

is the

At

like

The

point

of

in the

Deep

Beyond

white

As

the

Of

woven

it

the

mist
it

now

cloud

'Tis

lost ! and

The

roseate

The

iEolian

in

of

the

Winnowing

her

air

Panthea

of

Like

which

eyes

hear

half

stars

and

Beloved

I not

plumes

The

shadow

How

late

of
thou

beautiful, who
that

! the

heart

was

sea

The

printlessair

my

soul

art

The

smiles

felt

by

sick

thy

of

with

belated

fade

silver

see

in tears,

dew.

wearest

which

sphered

feel, I
that

in mists

quenched

most

snow

enters.

thro'

burn

threads

cloudlike

I
Those

chasm

sea-green
dawn

crimson

morn

burning

sun-lightquivers :
music

still

lake

pale

peaks

yon

gleams again

the

as

unravel

thro'

it

crawl

moments

thro'

mine,
!

come

quivering

darker

wanes

fade, and

waves

is

mountains

purple

wingless

star

sister

sweet

lightof widening

wind-divided

Reflects

the

orange

the

hour

long delaying,

too

one

$}

the

day,

come,

death-worms

How

Of

shouldst

thou

long desired,

Too

the

this

season,

sunrise

UNBOUND.

sun

live,
had

hope,

climbed
before

plumes.

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

(54

With
As

the

delight of

Satiate

with

Unhappy

As

and

the

Within

Locked

then,

But

not

soft

as

shut

my

fails beneath

Of

most

the

Was

troubled

with
and

care

let

read

moist

that

within

love

I bear
dissolved

since

talks, my

waking

my

up

thine

dream.

at

hair,

wind

rest

hours

pain.

thy

sea-sister

moss,

pressed

the

As

our

dark,

were

music

sweet

Pan.

With

Ocean

my

Lift

me

slept

arms

made

am

Asia.

And

purple

milky

which

and

heart

and

converse

yet

pity,

life-breathingbosom

the

wordless

sense

full of

Too

and

old

cheek

her

since

now,

Into

and

of

Which

thy

and

thy

use

of

sleep

calm

erewhile

behind

eyes

and

my

green

now,

depth

as

thine

of

Ione's

to

to

wont

was

thro'

caverns

bowers

folded

The

to

his

feet

faint

winds

summer

fall, and

familiar

glaucous

young

of

refreshed

made,

grown

dim

While

had

were

dream,

Titan's

woe

had

they

Our

awake

love,

love

Under

and

wings

my

remembered

flowers.

sacred

the

! but

plumes

sweet

Peacefully,
Before

noon-tide

the

are

Both

great Sister

Pardon,

Pan.

II.

ACT

I have

said

slept.

eyes,

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Under

the

keen

Then

two

dreams

Fell

from

Grew

Like

of

Whose

"

within,

makes

giddy

her

shadow

I lifted

them

the

Of

that

immortal

By

love

And

Which

wrapt

the

Wraps
I

saw

His

forth

warm

ere

not,

from

presence

his

Till it became

in its
of

it drinks

flow
his

dim

joy

voice

fell

brain,

the

aught

world
but

on

eyes

shadowed
soft

her,
me."

and

flowing limbs,

keen,
;

faint

eyes,

atmosphere

an

all-dissolvingpower,
the

some

not,

o'er

and

fire

vaporous

ether

heard

his

overpowering light

like

me

and

lift thine

"

passion-parted lips, and

Steamed

As

art

"shape was

which,

form

fair than

thou

that

footsteps pave
more

"

night

the

keen

of

whose

loveliness

With

"

of

not.

limbs

azure

unchanged

intoxication

with

sleep.

I remember

the

glory

flakes,

snowy

wound-worn

and

the

which

music

Sister

"

with

lives

Faint

pale

Prometheus,

radiant

Which

his

voice

our

linked

One,

came.

other

the

their

spread

shielding our

ice

the

in

had

moon,

From

But

at
condensing*

mists,

mountain

The

65

UNBOUND.

morning

sun

cloud

wandering

moved

not,

mingle

life, and

of

his

thro'

grew

onlv

felt

my

blood

dew,

mine,
E

And

And

like

absorb'd,

thus

was

the

And

tremulous

My

being

Of

thought

His

Of

what

"

Canst

"

"

Nor

ever

"

But

now

"

I know

desire

"

Thou

hast

*"

Whose

"

We

"

The

"

Of

"

Quivered

kissed,
sweet

the

air that

life-blood,
between

my
:

night ?

to

I seek

since

it is sweet

false

sister;

old,
I

spiritas
for

when

slept

just

now

thy parted lips

sustained

our

enchantment

thine

for

none.

in vain.

thy sport,

I felt within

was

before,

sweet,

stolen

it with

name

me

what

some

spellshave

died

still

me

wish

Jell thee

discovered

mingled

to

I desired

it is

they

ere

sound

troubles

something

tho'

when

delight to

hear

I heard

said

what

I cannot

to

And

and

rays

I could

thy

night

what

found

Even

"

the

divine

not

the

as

alone

articulate

be

knew

always

pines,

lingered

sounds

down,

deep night

melody

then,

thou

sinks

the

and

weak

through

wakened

lone

sun

in the

accents

many

might

I listened

the

past,

slowly gathered,

were

the

it

upon

condensed

was

footsteps of

Among

drops

they,

voice, whose

Like

"

in

as

until

when

vapours

Gathering again

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

(}(;

loss

me,

of

which

and

the
I

warmth

faint,

intertwining arms."

II.

SCENE

I answered
But

Thou
the

as

Of

I feel

Asia.

Thine

not

pale,

grew

the

!
the

thou

canst

there

imaged

like

are

soul

beneath

what

lift

written

they droop

shadow

eyes

words

Oh,

his

express

fairest

own

thy

read

tho'

would

they

thine

star

but

them

I may

that

I lift them

that

But

speakest,

air

eyes,

Pan.

Eastern

the

(J7

thee.

to

Asia.

Thine

for

not,

fled

Are

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

load

see

boundless

deep, blue,

heaven

Contracted
Their

to

Orb

within

Pan.

see

In

the

Like

There

shade,
soft

Within
Shall
What

smiles

thro'

thou

as

change

his

the

shape

is that

the

wind

spiritpast?

He,

their

which

not

which

lifts

us

depth

spread
morn.

yet !

meet

again

their

beams

? The

world

inmost

arrayed

shall

we

between
that

if

depart

that

waste

inwoven.

cloud-surrounded

bright pavilion
on

line

smiles,

own

the

far, measureless,

beyond

'tis

it is thine

that

Roughens

dark,

shape

from

those

build

light of

radiance

not

is

underneath

line

lookest

Prometheus,

Say

lashes

orb, and

Why

Asia.
I

fine

long,

circles

two

I Its

dream
rude

is told.
hair

it, its regard

e2

Is

and

wild

For

thro'

Whose

'tis

quick, yet
robe

its grey
the

stars

air

of

the

gleams
has

noon

thing

IT.

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

68

dew

golden

quench'd

not.

Dream.
Follow!

It

Pan.

Asia.

It

Pan.
As

on

When

But

Of

Hyacinth

O,

FOLLOW,

les"f

With

We
And
Were

was

tell

Methought

flower-infolding buds

white

by

pause,

shapes.
wandered,
multitudes

wandering

the

stamped,

as

speak,
my

your

blown
the

frost

down

blue

bells

grief,

underneath

the

dense
thick

words

forgotten sleep

own

among

in

with

Methought

of

Earth

were

Apollo's written

you

wilderness

Scythian

blossoms

FOLLOW

As

pause

mind.

my

wrinkling

all the

Asia.

Fill,

the

forth

and

each

on

the

from

swept

looked,

into

now

lightning-blasted almond-tree,

yon

swift

wind

dream.

disappears.

here,

sate

Burst

other

It passes

we

is mine

Follow!

white
flocks

the

young

lawns

together
dawn,

grey

fleecy clouds
along

the

mountains

SCENE

I.

Shepherded by
And

the

Just

piercing

And

there

But

Athwart

The
A

each

like
wind

The

stamped,

from

clinging music

Low,

sweet,

faint

Were

heard:

Oh,

I said

And

then

But

in the

Still

of

depth

I saw,

look

Panthea,

"

beloved

those

and

farewell

the

had

fallen,

then
of

ghosts,
me!

follow

follow,

follow,

by,
dew

boughs,

like

sounds,

vanished

it shook

their

written

was

withering fire,

pines

clouds,

Heaven's

with

the

among

they

which

as

not

slope,

! As

follow

arose

silently;

morning

mountain

grass,

I remember

the

of

herb, from

was

bladed

new

which

purple

wind

earth, hung

dark

more

O,

the

on

69

unwilling

slow,

shadows

the

on

the

was

Follow,
And

the
dew

white

the

on

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

me."

on

eyes

follow!

follow,

Echo.
follow

Follow,

Pan.

The

our

As

they

were

Around

the

clear

spring morning,

mock

voices

spirit-tongued.
It is

Asia.

this

crags,

crags.

some

What

being
fine

clear

sounds!

O,

list!

Echoes,
Echoes

Of

their

aerial

glisten

fade

away

"

Ocean

of

Spiritsspeak.

The

liquid responses

yet sound.

tongues

Pan.

stay

dew-stars

Child

Hark

listen

cannot

Then

Asia.

unseen.

we

We
As

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

70

I hear.

Echoes.

O,

follow, follow,
As

Thro'

the

Where

Thro'

the

song

Where

the

Thro'

forest

the

By

the

Of

faint

At

the

wild

hollow,

caverns

floats

thou

bee

noon-tide

spreadeth

distant

follow, follow

O,

the

hollow,

caverns

the

(more

As

recedeth

voice

our

pursue,

flew,

never

darkness

deep,

odour-breathing sleep
night flowers,

and

fountain-lighted caves,

the

waves

II.

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

While

and

sweet,

thy gently fallingfeet,

Mocks

Shall

sound

the

pursue

we

Ocean

of

Child

Asia.

wild

music,

our

71

It

grows

more

faint
And

distant.
List

Pan.

! the

floats

strain

nearer

now.

Echoes.
In

world

the

Sleeps

unknown
voice

its rest

Child

Asia.

How

the

of

be

broken

Ocean

sink

notes

alone

By thy step
Can

unspoken

upon

the

ebbing

Echoes.

O,

follow,

Thro'

the

follow!

hollow,

caverns

As

the

song

By

the

woodland

By

the

forests, lakes,

Thro'

the

floats

thou

noon-

many-folded

pursue,
tide
and

dew

fountains

mountains

wind

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

72

To

the

On

the

day

Parted,

when

And

Come,

follow,

the

from

spasms,

He

thou

and

Forest,

on

Rock,

I.
which

thro'

each

dark

Is curtained

sun,

Can
Nor

Fauns

young

are

and

sitting

moon,

nor

pierce

lovely twain

that

pine,
that

tree

out

SPtRlTS.

OF

past, by cedar,

Have

Nor

ASIA

Caverns.

listening.

path

And

and

Two

SEMICHORUS
The

mine,

away.

Rocks

it.

into

pass

in

hand

thy

II.

with

intermingled

PANTHEA

link

fade

voices

Panthea,

SCENE

now

Ocean

of

sweet

ere

reposed

commingle

to

Child

Asia.

chasms,

gulphs,

Earth

the

Where

and

and

rents,

Hi

ACT

from

nor

ever

wind,

save

Drifted

along

the

Between

the

trunks

where

yew,

grew,
blue

wide

Heaven's

nor

rain,

bowers,

its interwoven

aught,

and

some

cloud

of

earth-creeping breeze,
of

the

hoar

trees,

dew,

SCENE

each

Hangs
Of

the

bends,

One

frail

Or

when

Ere

it is borne

It

of

Like

lines

And

the

And

underneath

cannot

ne'er

that

is the

Sick

thro'
with

the

sweet

its mate's

Another

ground.

mossy

IT.

from

Watching

all the

bliss

with

one

And

On

thro'

awake

When

unite

voluptuous nightingales,

the

Are

stay,

is all around

Semichorus
There

upon

golden light,

divine

gloom

depths

those

that

of

rain

alone

which

away,

away,

drops

scatters

steep night,

thro'

Heavens

swift

the

By

one

many

thro'

high

fall from

Beams

of

cleft

the

found

Has

silently,

wanders

and

anew

anemone

star

some

climbs

That

fair

flowers

pale

in the

fades

then

and

and

pearl

laurel, blown

green

And

73

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

II.

or

broad

sadness

windless

to

fails,

ivy-boughs,

love, droops dying away

music-panting
the

noon-day,

swinging
catch

the

bosom

blossom,

languid

close

PROMETHEUS

74

the

Of
The
'Till

last

The

of

many

Sounds

and

the

that

woods

those

joy

listener's

is

almost

pain.

I.

music-tongued,

which

Demogorgon's

As

that

Down

And
To
And

in

wakes

talk

the

Attracts,

impels

Say

the

There

from

steams

comes

mountain-thaw

gentle

slumber

or

soft
those

breathing
a

Ocean

with

destined
them

awe,

to

strong

first there
those

way
driven

are

made

streams

sweet

or

secret

boats

draw,

mighty law,

melting rapture,

inland

brain

play

By

spiritson

air

eddies

echoes,

All

dim

rising there

enchanted

Of

With

mute

are

the

Semichorus
There

bear

lake-surrounding flute,

overflow

sweet,

high

on

feeling

thro'

wings,

II.

melody,

of

is heard

ACT

lifts

weak

all the

and

there

Like

the
strain

new

rush

So

of

song,

When
The

strain, then

wings
some

UNBOUND

earth

sound

bound,

emotion,
who

saw

behind

plume-uplifting

wind

SCENE

II.

PROMETHEUS

Which

their

The

sweet

And

so

The

its

fatal

clouds

amid

Faun.

harrying

and

strong,

along,
fleet

they

as

billows

mountain

Canst

feet

way,

is driven

the

and

wings

they

obey:

gathering

the

to

while

path,

loud

but

and

75

their

upon

sound

up

Behind,

Like

within

float

of

Sucked

And

swift

own

still sweet,

storm

their

on

desires

they

Until,

First

them

drives

Believe

UNBOUND.

meet

bear

yielding

thou

air.

where

imagine

those

spirits live
Which
We

make
haunt

And

such
within

closest

Yet

Second

The
Sucks
The
Are

tho'

bubbles,
from

oozy

the

pale

bottom

pavilions

of

clear

where

caves

these

hard

oft

in

tell

to

lakes

of

and

dwell

spirits say,

water-flowers

such

wilds,

them

enchantment

faint

woods

skilled

more

the

hear

we

'Tis

which
the

know

themselves

hide

those

in

frequented
we

Faun.
heard

the

and

them,

they

music

least

coverts,

may

I have

the

meet

never

Where

delicate

the
that

pools,
and

float

sun

pave

PROMETHEUS

76

Under

the

Which

and

green

noon-tide

kindles

when

these

The

which

they

breathed

flow

like

to

ride

They
And

their

bow

Under

the

the

the

within

meteors

and

rein

Faun.

of

the

If

such

leaves

woven

thin

IL

fieryair,

those

lucent

domes,

thro'

the

their

headlong speed,

and

burning crests,

waters

First

thro'

burst, and

them,

on

ACT

golden atmosphere

And

Ascends

UNBOUND.

earth

night,

fire

glide in

again.

live

thus, have

others

other

lives,
Under
Of

pink

blossoms

meadow

flowers,

Or

on

their

Or

on

the

or

within

the

or

folded

violets

dying odours,
sunlight of

well

the

deep,

they die,
dew?

sphered

Aye,

Faun.

Second

when

bells

which

more

many

we

divine.
,

But, should

to

stay

we

find

Silenus

And

thwart

And

grudge

to

speak,
his

those

sing

and

Of

fate, and

And

Love,

And

how

One

brotherhood

Our

solitarytwilights,and

To

silence

chance,
and

he

the

chained

the

shall

be

noontide

would

come,

goats undrawn,

wise

and

God,

lovely songs

Titan's

loosed, and

woful

make

delightfulstrains
which

Chaos

and

the
which

charm

unenvying nightingales.

old,
dooms,
earth
cheer

may

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

III.

SCENE

III.

SCENE

Pinnacle

Rock

of

77

ASIA

Mountains.

among

and

PANTHEA.

Pan.
Of

Hither

Whence
Which

lonely
call

And
That
To

oracular

the

Fit

Asia.
How

The

who

which

voice

The

is

art

of

shadow
evil

Like

creation,

I could
Even

Look,

thou,

my

sister,

weak
and

heart

ere

such

to

and

adoreth

vapour

drain

the

world.
!

And

Magnificent

if thou

be

still,

it should

be

yet beautiful,

worship

the

joy,

! Evoe

Power

Earth

work,

its

or

dregs they

Evoe

spiritlovelier

stain

fall down

now

for

youth,

their

uplift,

contagion

some

Though
its

genius,

loud,

cry

throne

glorious

and

realm

up
in

life, whose

of

intoxication

Maenads

Like

is hurled

virtue, love,
wine

the

to

"

chasm,

wandering

drink

maddening

us

mighty portal,

vapour

men

truth,

deep

borne

meteor-breathing

volcano's

has

the

and

Demogorgon,

Like

sound

the

that

and

thee.
!

Wonderful
dim

thy

brain

Beneath
As

is

plain

lake, paving

With

azure

Some

Indian

Under

by

twilight-lawns,

And

wind-enchanted

And

far

From

the

Spangles
The

vale

Of

cataracts

Thrice
Flake

Is

sifted
after

avalanche

by

the

Shaken

to

their

the

roots,

is

as

do

howl

ravines

vast,

rushing
! whose

echo
the

snow

gathered

till

mass,

defying

piled,

nations

spray,

continuous,

had

storm,

flake, in heaven-

and

mountains

water-drops.

walls,

! the

up,

thaw-cloven

Hark

mist

fling

dazzling

their

with

thought by thought
loosened,

radiance

listening wind,

silence.

as

caves,

wandering

lamp-like

their

sun-awakened

The

As

with

girdled
from

the

Satiates
Awful

is

forests,

scattered

islet

wind

blooming

of

Ocean's

Atlantic

some

around,

sky-cleaving

sun-like

lifted

as

midway,

stream-illumined

and

keen

the

icy spires of
dawn,

and

shapes

high

on

islanding

and

stand,

dark

the

Dim

The

it, rolling on

curdling winds,
we

light,

silver

in

burst

Behold

vale.

Encinctured

From

morning- sky,

which

whereon

peak

billowy mist,

of

the

in

waves

the

The

wide

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

78

there

minds

some

great

round,
mountains

now.

truth

II.

SCENE

Look

Pan.
In

crimson

As

Ocean

Round

foam,

wind

that

Its

billows

now

dizzy

o'er

thin

see

mine

shapes
with

countenance

scattered

are

hair

my
eyes

isle.

oozy

cloud

the

breaking

moon

some

on

disentwines

lifts them

sweep

the

of

wrecked

is

mist

! it rises

feet

our

of

79

of

sea

enchantment

fragments

The

at

men

The

Asia.

gusty

even

the

at

Pan.

the

how

foodless

Grows

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

III.

mist.

the

smiles

beckoning

burns
An

azure

fire
and

Another

within

its

another

hark

Song
To

the

deep,

Through

the

shade

Through

the

cloudy

Through
Of

Even

and

Death

the

things
to

of

veil

which

the

steps

Down,

they speak

Spirits.

deep,
down

Down,

Of

of

the

to

locks

golden

of

sleep,

strife

Life
and

the

bar

and

seem

of

the

down

are

remotest

brain

my

within

up

throne,

there

While

whirls

sound

the

the

fawn

As

the

lightning

As

weak

Death,

moth

both;

As

the

draws

steel

the

taper

the

obeys

the

the

And

the

And

the

radiance

Nor

the

Where

and

there

the

depth

of

Earth

one

veiled

not,
not

the

given,

pervading,
down

Down,
Like

are

wear

Down,

In

stars

to

is

stone,

Heaven,

of'

gloom

the

prism,

no

cavern-crags

The

abysm,

down

is

moon

morrow

void

grey,

air

sorrow;

down.

Down,
Where

to

spirit of

Down,

Through

hound,

vapour,

day,

to

the

despair; love,

Time

around,

down

Down,
As

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

80

deep
down

lightning asleep,

one

alone,

it.

Like

Love

last look

The

spellis

shines

of

mines,

down!

thee,

bound

have

the

Resist

not

bright form
the

strength is

That

the

The

Asia.

thee

beside

snake-like

Doom

life's portal
coiled

of

underneath

his throne

that alone.

SCENE

Pan.

in meekness

through

unloose

Cave

Eternal, the Immortal,

By

The

thee

weakness,

Such

Must

guide

we

down

Down,
"With

alone.

for thee

but

treasur'd

Down,

We

embers,

which

wealth

the dark

gX

remembers,

diamond,

in

spark nursed

the

Like

On

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

SCENE

IV.

ASIA

DEMOGORGON.

What

veiled

The

veil has

form

sits

on

and

PANTHEA.

that ebon

throne

fallen.
F

PROMETHEUS

82

Pan.

see

Filling the

Ungazed
Nor
A

of

and

upon

form,

and

power,

light from

as

the

rays

yet

of

gloom

meridian

shapeless ;

outline

nor

ACT

darkness

mighty

seat

round,

Dart

UNBOUND.

sun,

neither

limb,

feel it is

we

living Spirit.
Dem.

Ask

Asia.

What

Dem.

All

Asia.

Who

Dem.

God.

Asia.

Who

That

God

Asia.

Who

made

all

faint

radiant

And

leaves

When
Dem.

reason,

will,

God.

that

which,

sense

when

the

spring

visitation,

The

living world

Almighty

or

heard

beloved

Fills the

demand.

thought, passion,

made

of

one

tell ?
dar'st

the

know.

Dem.

Of

thou

made

it contains

rarest

wouldst

thou

canst

things

Imagination

In

thou

what

eyes

looks

this

the
in

with
of

Merciful

no

youth alone,
fallingtears

which

unbewailing flowers,

peopled

it returns

voice

more

God.

earth
?

solitude

dim

winds

II.

And

Asia.
Which
To

thought

every

the

the

within

towards

load

Abandoned
And

each

the

and

hope,

Pain, whose

that

howling,

And

Hell,

and

He

Asia.

Utter

sharp

his

Dem.

He

reigns.

Asia.

feel, I know

Dem.

He

reigns.

Asia.

Who

the

earth's

As

the

calm

And

the

hate

blood

than

speech
after

day

it

semivital

who

There

drag

of

or

worms

in

pain

him

down.

the

Heaven

was

Saturn, from

then

shadow

such

primal spiritsbeneath

joy
wind

pining

and

first,

envious

Of

Before

Love

and

fell,an

Time

shall

reigns?
at

world

curses

Earth

Light

to

Hell

of

fear

name

name

And

turns

familiar

things,

reigns.

his

but

death

shrieks, day

keen

the

or

Dem.

Asks

and

of

remorse,

reels

drink

to

crime,

man

one

pit of

love

unheeded

of

mind

self-contempt, bitterer

Is

great chain

the

drag heavily, and

and

Under

of

links

"3

terror, madness,

made

who
the

from

Sway

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

SCENE

flowers
has

sun

but

and

the state
his sway,

livingleaves

withered
he

whose

them

refused
F2

throne

PROMETHEUS

84

The

birthrightof

The

skill which

Which

their

this

Self-empire, and
For

thirst of

Gave

with

Clothed
To

him

with

Jove

First

but

the

Strife, wounds,
;

and

love,

nor

friendless

and

Let

'

then
and

for

alternating shafts

Their

shelterless, pale tribes

in their

And

mad

Of

unreal

So

ruining

good,
the

which

and

within

Moly,

they might

the

drove

with

fire,

mountain

caves

he

wants

sent,

idle

mutual

war,

they raged.
the

legioned hopes

Elysian flowers,

Amaranth,
hide

before,

unseen

shadows

waked

folded*

man

disease,

and

to

levied

of

race

death

be

then

fierce

and

Heaven.
; to

reign

frost

lair wherein

saw,

sleep

Nepenthe,
That

hearts

disquietudes,

Prometheus
Which

desert

of

free,'

law

nor

seasons

With

And

wide

toil, and

unseasonable

the

of

on

ghastly

Prometheus

Jupiter,

to

be

is to

man

dominion

reigned

now

famine,

Fell

alone,

faith,

nor

Omnipotent
And

law

thought

Then

strength,

power,

light,

love

of

fainted.

they
is

like

universe

majesty

which

this

know

the

the

elements,

the

dim

which

wisdom,

And

being, knowledge,

wields

pierces

ACT

UNBOUND.

thin

fadeless
and

blooms,

rainbow

wings

IT.

IV.

The

shape

The

disunited

Which

Death

of

Most

fire

frown

of

and

gold,

And

gems

and

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vine

like

And

the

and
of

fell not

itself

forth

walked,

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forms

and

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exempt

form,

till marble

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mothers, gazing,
in their

told the
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hidden

drank

the

and

drank

race,

power
and

heaven,

harmonious

mind

of

care,

and

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of

love
and

herbs

slept.

mocked*

then

its own,

divine

grew
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sound;

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lovelythan

more

human

earth

mortal

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first mimicked

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thought,

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hands

limbs

created

of

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moulded

waves.

universe;

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human

the

all-propheticsong

in

lifted up

all subtlest

speech

prey,

will

power,

thrones

but

his

to

of

the

shook,

of

beneath

signs

mountains

the

it

Reflected

and

struck

music

Until

and

heart

beast

some

tortured

slaves

measure

Science

Poured

And

life, the human

bind

to

sent

of

and

speech,

is the

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he

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poisons,

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beneath

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man

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terrible, but lovely, played

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wine

the

tamed

he

and

tendrils

bears

And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

SCENE

men

see

perish.
and

Death

springs,
grew

like

sleep*

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taught

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the

The

moon

not

on

taught

is
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the

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as

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and

blue

the

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Evil,

the

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looks

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sees

to

gave

of

that

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wreck

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outcast,

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his

of

the

columns

seen.

who

but

he

like

down

while

him

on

of

scorn

frown

his

reigns

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the

abandoned,

hangs

alone

earth,

shook

heaven,

when

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adversary

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him,
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he
master

chains

adamantine

from

trembled
?

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like
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shone,

were

which

will, the

yet

then

state,

glorious, drives

own

while

hills

plague, which,

creation

it is

Ocean,

aether

for

pain

immedicable
his

his

eye

limbs,

the

azure

man,

in destined

on

the

snow-like

their

shadowy

alleviations

broad

her

Cities

and

sun

of

the

sea

Prometheus

sea

and

II.

spell

when

Indian.

the

the

how

secret

life directs

through

winds,

the

what

by

ACT

woven

and

chariots

knew

built,
warm

stars

interlunar

rule,

to

orbits

transformed,

tempest-winged

And

The

implicated

lair, and

his

pale

Gazes

The

the

wide-wandering

Changes

He

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

86

too

slave.

slave

Declare
?

aye

All

Dem.

I
is the

is the

but

Is

forth

vomit

the

it avail

On

the

revolving

world

All

things

thou

response

Each
One

itself

to

demand

more

As

own

my

That

which

soul
I

hast
be

must

and

would

ask.

sun

When

the

destined

Dem.

to

of

bid

speak

and

my

and

of

such

heart

truths

oracle.

the

thou

do

this

these

Love.

before,

given

I To

Change

and

answer

did

me

it know

shall

Prometheus

the

gaze

eternal

answer,

Henceforth
shall

thee

What

but

voice

imageless

bid

to

I asked

much

So

Asia.
The

subject

are

abysm

Chance

Occasion,

Time,

Fate,

is

slave?

But

truth

deep

no.

speak,

the

the

its secrets.

would

what

things

ye

of
If

wanting,

For

as

master

Dem.
Could

serve

living things.

of

supreme

Who

Asia.

spoke

or

God

called'st thou

Whom

Jove

such

be

Jupiter

if

Dem.

For

which

knowest

Asia.

87

enslaved

spirits are

evil

Thou

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

SCENE

rejoicing

hour

arrive

Behold

arise

world
?

gave

Asia.

rocks

The

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

88

the

through

and

cloven,

are

II.

purple

night
I

see

Which
A

drawn

cars

Some

look

And

Others,
With

Stream

burning

thing they
even

now,

like

keen

lean

eyes,
of

loved

their

fled

and

These

Dem.

didst

thou

whom

Asia.

bright locks

it. Their
:

they

are

all

chariot

Hours,

immortal

One

demand.

spiritwith

the

dreadful
the

gulph.

thy brethren, ghastly charioteer,

art

Spirit.

dread

Has

set, the
wrap

the

am

than

More

Asia.

Whither

thou?

in

shadow

is my

darkness

craggy

thou

wouldst

of

aspect
which

meanest

bear

me?

Speak!

destiny

ere

yon

thou

planet

with

ascends

lastingnight heaven's
What

thee.

countenance

Unlike

by

for

waits

its dark

Shall

drink

before,

on

Checks

Who

speed,

own

flashing hair

comet's

stars

forth,

they clasped

now,

the

there,

them

pursued

but

wind

flight.

onward.

Sweep

Of

fiends

as

lips the

their

stands

there

in each

urging

shapes

no

with

if the

winds

charioteer

see

eager

And

dim

behind,

yet I

As

the

trample

wild-eyed

steeds

by rainbow-winged

me

kinglessthrone.
?

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

IV.

That

Pan.
its

terrible

Up

from

Of

earthquake-ruined

Lo

throne,

Terrified

watch

the

Blackening
Asia.

See,

An

ivory

Which
Of

shell

the

and

delicate

guides

it has

How

its soft

smiles

Lures

winged

smoke

the

sea.

fly

coursers

among

the

stars

strange

crimson

within

tracery

the

attract

thro*

chariot

stays

fire,

its

dove-like

the

insects

another

verge,

goes

That

lurid

o'er

the

with

strange

floats

answered

am

inlaid

comes

$9

night
I

the

cities

path

its

near

shadow

may

car

Thus

Pan.

as

the

it ascends

UNBOUND.

sculptured

rim

spirit

young
of

eyes

the

soul

the

lampless

hope

light

as

air.

Spirit.

My

coursers

They
And

drink

when

the

They

bathe

They

have

Then

fed

are

ascend

of

red

in

with

morning
fresh

strength
with

me,

lightning,

whirlwind's

the

the

the

for

is

stream,

brightning

sunbeam

their

daughter

swiftness
of

Ocean.

deem,

PROMETHEUS

90

I desire
I fear

Ere

and

the

their

cloud

speed makes

encircle

We

shall

Atlas

piled on
the

earth

from

rest

with

ascend

long

Car

pauses

within

Mountain.

ASIA,

the

moon

labours

at

noon

Ocean.

of

V.

Cloud

kindle

dwindle

daughter

me,

SCENE

The

night

can

and

II.

ACT

they outstripthe Typhoon

We

Then

UNBOUND.

PANTHEA,

on

the

and

Top

of

SPIRIT

the

snowy

THE

OF

HOUR.

Spirit.
On

My
But

Asia.

brink

the

coursers

the

Earth

of

the
are

has

That

their

They

shall drink

Thou

night

wont

to

be

the hot

on

give

them

swifter

speed.

morning

respire;
a

speed

warning
than

swifter

their

breath

Would

the

just whispered

flightmust

breathest

and

of

fire

desire !

nostrils,

but

my

SCENE

Spirit!

Oh

Pan.

The

in heaven

Which

fills this

by

fountain-gazing

Flows

What

Asia.

I feel but

thou

working

Thy

of

the

on

Was

cloven

Within
the

calm

floor

Egean

Which

bear

thy

Of

sun's

the

Burst
And

from
the

of

clear
and

thee,
ocean

the

look

suffer

Nereids

tell

hyaline
thou

didst

floated

stand

on

crystalsea,
by

the

shores

love, like the

atmosphere

fillingthe living world,

and

illumined
and

on

good change

The

isles, and

name

fire

deep

which

shell, which

the

Among

the

thy uprise,

veined

Over

when

not

art

endure
Some

unveiled.

Thou

I dare

scarce

elements,

day
at

"

sister ?

changed!

thy beauty.

thus

hue

water,

I feel

thee,

not.

in the

presence

That

art

thee

see

radiance

The
Is

is it with

How

Pan.

aerial

light

sister.

Yes,

Pan.

Apollo

noon.

the

fills the

roses

thy mighty

from

the

as

vapour,

until

and

light

yet unrisen.

is

not

wonder

is the

tell whence

sun

will rise

sun

Is held

the

91

not.

and

pause,

cloud

fills the

Spirit.

Of

! it could

Alas

Spirit.

Which

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

V.

the

earth

sunless

and
caves

heaven

pale.
thee;

PROMETHEUS

92

And

all that

dwells

Eclipse upon
Such

the

thou

art

UNBOUND.

within
from

soul

now

them
which

is it I

nor

Thy sister, thy companion,

the

But

whole

Hearest
Of

world

thou

all articulate

The

one,

thy sympathy.

air which

Feelest

speak

thou

enamoured

winds

inanimate

cast

chosen

own

seeks

came

II.

alone,

i' the

beings

grief

till
it

thine

which

sounds

not

ACT

the

love

not

of

thee

List !

(Music.)
Asia.
Whose

echoes

Given
And

the

the

who

Are
As

am

as

wearies

reptileequal

inspire it
now

but

most

those

not

else but

is sweet,

light is love,
ever.

all-sustainingair,

the

heaven,

aught

yet all love

Common
voice

wide

It makes

They

are

returned.

or

than

sweeter

are

they

its familiar

Like

As

words

Thy

to

are

who

the

God

fortunate,
feel it

most

happier still,after long sufferings,

I shall

Pan.

become.

soon

List

Spiritsspeak.

VOICE

Life

of

With

Life
their

in

the

Air,

singing.

thy lips enkindle

love

the

breath

between

them

his

And

the

Thro'
As

Light

of

Child

thee

Fair

others

are

But

the

From
And

all

As

I feel

Its
And

feel, yet

of

Lamp

dim
the

Walk

beholds

thee,

thee

now,

Earth

liquid splendour,

that

thee

see

for

lost

never,

souls

of

upon

the

are

thou

clad

whom
winds

ever

! where'er

shapes

tender

and

low

sounds

sight,

shinest.

thou

fairest, for it folds

the

Like

divinest

none

voice

thy

them

them

divide

they

ere

hide

to

morning

wheresoe'er

Shrouds

burning

seems

of

atmosphere

this

And

lines

clouds

the

Thro'

which

vest

radiant

the

mazes.

thy lips are

them

screen

gazes

their

in

entangled

Faints,

dwindle

whoso

where

looks,

those

93

air fire ; then

cold

the

Make

they

before

smiles

thy

In

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

V.

SCENE

with

thou
with

movest

brightness

lovest

lightness,

they fail,

Till

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

94

as

failing,

am

lost, yet unbewailing

Dizzy,

Asia.
soul

My

is

like

Which,

silver

the

Upon

And

all the

Whilst
It

that

Till,

Into

of

the

to

music's

Catching

the

And

we

Without

But, by

the

on,

instinct

fan

away,

course,

of

its

that

happy

heaven.

afar,

without
sweet

sound:

pinions

dominions

serene

that

winds

around,

down,

ever-spreading

of

most

sail

abysses,
!

thy spirit lifts

Meanwhile
In

river,

bound,

I float

profound,

sea

ringing.

ever,

wildernesses

ocean,

are

woods,

slumber

in

one

for

ever,

mountains,

like

Borne

melody

with

many-winding

paradise

sit

it,

conducting

float

to

Between
A

helm

singing;

sweet

angel

an

float

doth

swan,

thy

like

winds

seems

Upon

of

doth

the

boat,

sleeping

waves

thine

Beside

enchanted

an

music

star,
driven

II.

By thee,
Where
The

Realms
Which

in the

winds

A
Lit

is

what

smooth
the

and

love,
move,

feel

we

above.

caves,

tossing waves,

smiling

ocean,

doth

waves

with

dark

glassy gulphs

to

betray

flee

we

shadow-peopled Infancy,
Death

and

paradise

of

Birth,
vaulted

to

calm

Peopled by shapes

too

rest,
walk

having

the

upon

END

OF

THE

wind

and

sea,

day;

between

green,

bright

beheld

diviner

flowers,

that

paths

watery

bowers,

by downward-gazing

Wildernesses

Which

the

on

Manhood's

And

And

guided

pass'd Age's icy

have

Beyond

pilots,

breathe

we

this earth

Youth's

Through

air

the

is

desire

my

where

And

Of

islets

pinnace glided,

mortal

of

boat

of

beautiful

most

never

Harmonizing

We

95

through Elysian garden

Till

And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

V.

SCENE

to

see,

somewhat
and

SECOND

chaunt

ACT.

like thee

melodiously !

PROMETHEUS

96

UNBOUND.

SCENE

JUPITER

on

I.

Throne

his

Deities

Ye

Jup.
The

glory

Rejoice
All
The
Yet

congregated
and

the

else had
of

soul

subdued

man,

like

an

him

of

and

the

heaven, who
ye

lamentation,

Hurling
Our
On
And
Like

and

to

me

alone

unextinguished fire,
fierce

with

reluctant

insurrection, which

up

reproach,

prayer,

tho'

snow

faith,
my
on

curses

and

hell's

coeval,

thro' the

herbless

make

might

antique empire insecure, though

eldest

share

serve,

doubt,
And

other

omnipotent.

heaven

towards

burns

of

powers

am

been

THETIS

assembled.

strength

! henceforth

III.

III.

ACT

Heaven.

ACT

built

fear

pendulous air,

peaks,

fall flake

by flake,

and

SCENE

And

the

It climb

It

under

it ; tho'

cling to

Which

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

wound

it,

yet remains

o'er

supreme

That

fatal

Who

waits

To

might

redescend,

from

Ye
As

the

! be

Drink
The

soul

Till

exultation

Like

of

music

joy,

from

ye

burst

beside

twilight stars

circlingthro'

your

ever-livingGods,
in

one

Elysian

me,

arise,
the

And

Ascend

fire,

soil divine

under

nectar

spark.

Ganymede,

like

cups

flower-inwoven

the

the

out

wine, Idsean

Daedal

earth

from

throne

spiritunbeheld,

all-triumphant harmonies
dew

wonder,

ever-livinglimbs

trample

And

arrive,

hour
vacant

and

let it fill the

feet,

earth,

the

distant

awful

And

fall

to

strange

of

that

heaven's

forth

of

step,

unsandalled

soon

terror

might

misery,

Demogorgon's

clothed

Pour

the

till the

but

dreadful

Which

begotten

child,

from

Bearing
The

have

now

after

wounds

ice

as

Aspiring, unrepressed, yet

Even

wrath's

my

life, step

of

crags

97

veiled

wide

voice

winds.
thou
in the

light

veins

PROMETHEUS

98

desire

the

Of

"

"

'*

thou

didst

The

penetrating

Spare

Like

him

Into

eternity!

with

thro'

Between

(Hear

the

the

Griding
Victory
The

its foundations

incarnation,
thunder

:"

Car

[The

Descend,
am

of

unbodied

the

now,

his

ascends,

fierywheels

Demogorgon's

Feel'st

of

the

thou

chariot

Hour
moves

what

art

Eternity.
and

not,

throne.

world,

thundering

than

as

thee

arrives.

up

the Throws

thou

Speak

me

thou
:

Demogorgon

towards

Demand

follow

thy child,

Mightier

third

shape,

Dem.

of

victory !

and

Awful

then

even

made

which

?) from

winds

earthquake

Olympus

thaw

dissolved,

either, which,

the

ye

did

floats, felt, although unbeheld,

us

Waiting

being,

seps

is

poison,

quick flames,

the

Numidian

III.

me,

might

all my

mighty spirits,mingling,
than

with

one

not

presence
the

ACT

Insufferable

! I sustain

me

whom

dew

Mightier

of
"

Two

thee

cry,

God

Sinking

"

makes

bright image

Thetis,
When

which

UNBOUND.

and

direr

no

down
wert

we

the

name.

abyss.

Saturn's
must

of Jupiter,

child

dwell

together

scends,
de-

I.

PROMETHEUS

Henceforth

in darkness.

SCENE

The

Or

of

tyranny

Yet
Of

trodden

Put

forth

destiny
till they

writhe

to

worms

Detested

thus

beneath
thee

the

! thou

Tiianian

deep

That

thou

Even

where

The
No

he

Caucasus
and

hangs,

seared

and

the

of
!

would

just,

monarch

refuge

mine

! he

no

will

two

Even

as

sink

vulture

Drop,

twisted

Into

shoreless

Its mounded

with

wide

snake

in inextricable

oceans

is he

Let

sea.

of

art

not

thou

the

and

revenge,

thus.

me

What

world?

on

long

my

doom

not

Sink

We

by

judge,

my

enemy

dreadless,

appeal

! mercy

respite ! Oh,

no

make

wouldst

prisons

lingerest1

release,

pity, no

Gentle,

dead,

are

prodigy

Mercy

On

thy might.

trample

No

retain,

may

'tis the

as

Jup.
Even

none

thy lightnings not.

hold, succeeding thee

wilt,

if thou

Lift

heaven

or

reassume,

UNBOUND.

then,

me

of

waves

ruin,

outspent

fight,
hell unlock

tempestuous

fire,

And

whelm

This

desolated

world, and

conqueror

and

The
Of

that

elements

obey

Dizzily down,

! Ai

like

And,
Darkens

my

for ever,

ever,

mine

cloud,

down.
above

enemy

Mouth

of

ocean

fell, thou

He

Ocean.

The

orb

The

terrors

rule, and
of

near

the

sliore

his

sayest, beneath

ror's
conque-

the

ended

strife

was

solid

stars,

which

dim

made

With

when

Aye,

Atlantis.

Island

the

frown

Apollo.

him.

beside

stands

in

reclining

discovered

is

apollo

River

great

Ai

II.

SCENE

The

victory! Ai,

fall with

wreck

I sink

not.

me

the

combated.

they

Ai

The

me,

conquered, and

the

for which

and

thee,

III.

void

bottomless

the

into

them

on

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

100

his

shook

eye

the

heaven

illumined

sanguine light, through

the

thick

ragged

skirts

PROMETHEUS

II.

SCENE

Of

Like

the

from

Burns

far

He

Apollo.

Entangled
Which

in

the

gazed

Beats

and

Prone,

the

Ocean.

in

undazzling

aerial

ice

Henceforth

his

eyes
blinded

now

sun,

hail

ponderous
sinks

which

fields

at

length

it.

clings over

the

void

bursting cloud

some

the

while

dark

the

wings

and

struggling form,
the

To

abyss?

thunder-baffled

lightning,

his

on

the

to

whirlwind,

on

white

the

fieryclouds,

eagle so caught
his

Caucasus,

tempest-wrinkled deep.

sunk

An

fell

agony,

the

among

the

along

Ocean.

By

rent

101

he

as

glare of day's red

last

Which,

On

darkness,

victorious

the

UNBOUND.

of

Heaven-reflecting

sea

Which

are

Beneath

the

Swayed

Blue

isles

Proteus

and

shadow

The

floatingbark

Borne

that

down

like

air ; my

summer

The

With

heave,

of

white
the

and

from

his

fair

their

humid

ships,

of

star,

the
its

unstain'd

with

plains of

corn

round

and

glassy thrones

nymphs
as

will flow

streams

peopled continents,

many

Fortunate

will

upliftingwinds,
the

by

Round

realm,

my

shall

mortals

lightladen

mark

see

moon

sightlesspilot'screst,

rapid sunset's ebbing

sea

blood,

their

Tracking
And

path
and

desolation,

slavery

Of

wave-reflected
music

That

voice

but

the

and

And

such
shall

groans,

light

floating odours,

free, gentle voices,

mild,

music,

sweetest

by

and

flowers,

soft,

Apollo.

mingled

command

and

Of

And

the

and

blood

by

more

no

III.

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

102

spiritslove.

as

gaze

not

sorrow,

as

which

deeds

the

on

make
mind

My

with

obscure
the

Darkens

sphere

That

sits

on

the

steeds

The

loud

will

calls

deep

azure

Which

stand

Behold

the

calm
for

out

ever

limbs

wavering

Their

white

With

garlands pied

arms

to

grace

me

the

of

must

Spirit

young

away

home

even

the

emerald

of

full beside
the

borne

lifted

and
their

on

o'er

farewell

green

sea,

wind-like

stream,

streaming

sister's

sound

it

throne.

sea-flower

mighty

urns

my

the

feed

to

now

their

starry

(A

till when

even,

under

Nereids

Their

Hastening

at

pause

list, I hear

star.

Thou

Thy

but

lute

morning

OCEAN.

With

guide

silver

small, clear,

The

eclipse

of

hair

crowns,

joy.
waves

is

heard.)

It is the

Peace,

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

III.

SCENE

unpastured
monster

come

calm*

Farewell.

now.

Farewell.

Apollo.

III.

SCENE

ASIA,

SPIRITS,

OF

SPIRIT

HERCULES

PANTHEA,

and

Most

borne

in

EARTH,

the

Car

the

PROMETHEUS,

glorious

who

descends.

spirits,

among

thus

strength
To

wisdom,

And

thee,

Minister

and

courage,
who

like

art

the

And

form

Thy

sweeter

long-suffering love,
they animate,

slave.

Pro.
Are

even

than

gentle

freedom

Fair

words

desired

long

long delayed.
Asia,

Shadow

of

sister

with

HOUR.

THE

unbinds

Herc.

IONE,

HERCULES,

PROMETHEUS,

Caucasus.

the

for

hungering

sea

103

beauty

unbeheld

nymphs,

who

thou

made

and

light of life,
ye,

long

years

of

pain

doth

Sweet

All

will not

we

curtain

Like

And

bees

And

the

and

rough

Where
As

the

What
And

will

we

hide

can

if ye
shalt

Until

I weep,

The

tears

We

will

Which

Strange

she

twinkle

on

combinations

the

tree,

light:

with
be
time

and

birds,

seats,

our

and

smile';and
of

long

soft grass

own

change,
unchanged.

which
and

out

flowers

of

away

yet

fountain's

common

thou,

sea-music,

smile

shall

ye

buds

tears

mutability \

I will

brought,

entangle

of

fragments

when

sound.

doubtful

flows, ourselves

from

chaunt

lone,

fountain

spires,

mossy

shall

talk

and

then

sigh,

flowers,

frozen

to

are

which

man

and

clothed

sit and

ebbs

world

cave,

and

diamond

tree

are

simple dwelling,

ever-moving air,

all around
walls

leaves

forth

from

without

Whispering

care

III.

plants,

mountain's

long

the

is heard

there

And

the

raining

downward,

Hang

is

awakening

an

silver, or

or

snow,

There

emerald,

with

roof

its curved

From

and

with

day

veined

midst

in the

Leaps

the

out

with

paved

And

love

your

part.

ACT

trailingodorous

with

overgrown

Which

thro'

remember,

to

Henceforth

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

104

were

and

brim,

to

sweet

beams
and

make

things,

shed.

Like

thoughts,

"For hidden
Our

Touched
Weave
From

difference

And

hither

Which

every
their

The
Of

from

all the

flower

aerial

And

low

the

of

of

voice

the

echo

of

And

lovely apparitions, dim

Then

radiant,

From

the
which

The
Shall

And

improves

or

the

as

these

are

gathered

rays

visit us,

the

arts, tho'

and

music,

free

life, now
first,

whence

casts

the

forms

on

reality,

are

immortal

progeny

Painting, Sculpture,

tell

all

phantoms,

which

and

unimagined,

bees

arising bright

beauty,

the

as

unheard,

and

at

mind,

of

embrace

heaven,

pain,

man's

tempers

winds,

which

world,

heart,

Himera,

in

love, almost

the

be

cannot

feeds,

Enna

That

Of

of

points

human

wind,

charmed

the

on

dove-eyed pity'smurmured

Itself

Of

discord

island-homes

known

echoes
the

sped

last,

new,

ever

where

sweet

come,

meet

From

At

divine, yet

harmonies

love,

lutes

like

enamoured

the

skill of

the

by

and

spirits;

unexhausted

of
the

than

lovelier

each

words

and

looks

with

will search,

we

105

innocence

brief

in their

babes

human

And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

III.

SCENE

wrapt Poesy,
yet

to

be.

them

PROMETHEUS

|06

Of

all that

Of

that

Given

and

voices

wandering

The

UNBOUND.

becomes,

man

shadows

the

mediators

returned

and

swift

and

him

us

and

shapes

III.

these

the

worship love, by

best

ACT

which

sounds,

grow
fair and

More
And

veil

Such

soft

has

man

evil

by veil,

virtue

as

the

and

and

cave

Asia's

Made
A

voice

Hour.)

lone,
old

Proteus

and

which

it

thou

rock.

hollow

desired

most

the

breathing within

the

under

in grass

Spirit of

which

accomplished,

Thou

Ione.

shell,

nuptial boon,
be

to

hide

Didst

curved

that

her

the

kind,

around.

place
to

and

toil remains.

thee, fair Spirit,one

Give

fall

error

(Turning
For

wise

grows

Hour,

more

mystic

shell

loved

and

lovely
all

Than

pale

the

See

Lining
Looks

Its sound

On

like

it not

It
must

Go,

lulled

borne

whirlwind-footed

silver

into

at

the

both

once

over

sleeping

music

in truth

seems

be

yet glowing light:

soft

is the

fading

azure

it with

Spirit.

Pro.

thy sisters, this

the

coursers

fairest
sweet

cities

once

of

there
shell

and

of Ocean

strange.

mankind

again

the

Outspeed
And

thy

chariot

breathe

into

as

Thou

Loosening
As

thunder

Return

And

Even

to

Along

echoes

clear

beside

marble

these

of

creeping forms,

And

birds, and

And

the

one

Nursed

fair

and

poison

interchange
they

of

sweet

like

become

dam,

among

and

beasts,

disease

drew

Shall

and

and

near

down

shoots

all

fair

plants,

rainbow-winged,

fish, and

pain

frame

children

insects

from

despair,
nutriment

human

my
shall

to

shapes,
bosom,

wan

take

me

sister-antelopes

snow-white

lilies

icy

many

sustaining arms

And

Draining

the

down

runs

youth

immortal

Henceforth

in my

Which

old,

feel;

life, 'tis joy,

'tis

gloom

central

nerves

an

cave.

our

hear,

touch

thy

withered,

warmth

Folded

and

me,

then

!"

Earth

adamantine

the

Circling.

By

be

on

thro' my

The

it shall

Earth.

Thy lips are

And

Mother

dwell

shalt

thou

thou, O,

The

music

with

mingled
and

many-folded shell,

the

mighty

its

kindling air,

the

cleaves

world

orbed

the

around

sun

107

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

III.

SCENE

and

swift

brimming

as

wind

stream.

PROMETHEUS

108

The

dew-mists

Under

the

Shall
And

unwitting
and

Strength

shall

takes

Folding

the

her

Asia.

beasts

for the

death

"Who

they

child,

The

dreams
and

shall

all its

joy

as

! wherefore

mother

again."

not

me

gather

her

of

Leave

"

speak

the

of

name

?
and

move,

the

to

is the

They

sleep,

With

breathe,

And

the

blue

and

speak,

the

Shall

do

calm

and

who

forests

is known

live

and

call life

meanwhile

the

the

dull

keen

dew-mingled

the

and

of

odorous

and

cleansing

moonbeams,

the. the

dead.

showers,

life-kindlingshafts

^.U-piercingbow,

reply

to

mild

seasons

meteors

not

tongue

those

it is lifted

and

rainbow-skirted

long

this

veil which

variety the

And

avail

uncommunicating

Death

mild

would
and

immortal,

art

But

It

Earth.

Thou

Of

repose

even

says,

mother

III.

float

die?

Who

In

happy

gave,

love, and

to

in their

last embrace

life she

Oh,

sleep shall

coming day,
the

ACT

night-folded flowers

hues
in

be

death
Cease

sunless

my

like balm:

stars

suck

men

And

of

UNBOUND.

soft
the

winds,

night,
sun's

rain

influence

fields, aye,

mild,
even

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

III.

of

crag-builtdesarts

The
With

thou

Was

panted

Made

mad

spoke,

The

erring

And

faithless

With

and

It feeds

such

rises,

exhalation,

the

linked

the

And

budding, blown,

or

the

with

Which

star

winds

they

Of

fruit, suspended

And

thro'

The

flowers

Stand
The
Like

ever

drink
the

thro'

their

soft

of

tall weeds

around

woods

the

serpent

points

vine,

and

and

waving wings

amber

translucid

aerial

and

coloured

of

green

own

leaves

spirits:

blooms

light,

bright golden globes

in their

with

faded

odour-

purple

mantling
of

air

and

and

them,

veined

whose

thee

ivy tangling wild,

As

rain

with

kept

amongst

rocks

quick growth

dark

war,

crimson

And

lured

it fills

light and
the

it

inhale

did

and

Jove

as

and

thy pain

mutual

as

spirit

temple there,

to

flowers.

my

who

oracular,

faith,

Intense, yet soft,

whilst

those

round

now

where

built

were

nations

serener

and

deep,

fruits, and

anguish
and

109

barren

cavern

mad,

breath

violet's

in

too,

And

Which

is

forth

heart

my

Became

There

the
and

ever-livingleaves,

And

UNBOUND.

stems

bowls

dew,

it circles
of

heaven,

round,

noonday dreams,

Inspiringcalm
Now

thou

Arise

thus

This

On

eyes

With

love,

For

which

this

guide
Bacchic

And

Trampling
With

feet

And

up

is

green

ravine,
and

the

windless

Where

ever

lies,

image

Distinct

of

built

arch,

palm-like capital, and

And

populous

Praxitelean
Fill

the

shapes,

hushed

It is deserted

now,

whose

but

vale,

waves,

above,
and

architrave,

over-wrought,

livingimagery,

with

air with

glassy lakes

the

across

And

most

rivers,

crystallinepool,

temple,

column,

with

mountain,

undelaying,

unerasing

on

wayward,

peak

the

and

streams

unwearied,

unwet,

Run,

its tribute

and

gazing

daughter mine,

own.

beyond

anew

K^nad-haunted

torrent

Beside

The

thine

within

Indus

the

it

fire, sweet

company

the

with

time

kindled

as

of a winged child.

torch-bearer

in old
he

Nysa,

beyond

mine,
is thine.

cave

in the likeness

is my

out

which

is that

such

And
Of

lamp

from

III.

Appear

let his

This

restored.

[A Spirit rises

Who

like

happy thoughts,

and

art

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

110

marble

smiles

everlastinglove.
once

it bore

SCENE

Thy

name,

Bore

to

Prometheus

lamp

Who

bear
the

which
the

thou

To

this far

hast

the

across

goal

temple

Forest.

ASIA,

PANTHEA,

the

Time.

Depart,

is the

light, like

IONE,

destined

! how

green

Are

twined

The

splendour drops

Knowest

with

thou

guides

star,

farewell.
cave.

the

SPIRIT

OF

how

it

earthly:

there

its head

whose

its fair hair

in flakes

as

the

THE

EARTH.

glides
burns

emerald

how,
upon

PROMETHEUS,

Cave.

beams

it moves,

grass

it 1

It is the

Pan.
That

on

life,

IV.

and

it is not

leaves

of

hope

triumphantly

Background

the

Sister,

Ione.
Under

In

of

those

as

even

night

youths

gloom

torch

SCENE

emulous

the

emblem

it most

of

HI

divine

untransmitted

borne

that

Beside

the

thine

was

grave,

As

there

thro'

honour

thy

The

Into

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

the

earth

delicate

thro' heaven.

spirit
From

afar

PROMETHEUS

112

The

populous

The

loveliest

It floats

constellations
of

the

the

along

makes

its chariot

Or

walks

thro'

Or

o'er

Or

thro'

Wondering
It loved
Each

As

of

her
bit

one

it had

known

For

whence

it

the

drink

it

as

reigned

it thirsted
her

and

told

dear

The

Spirit

for it

saw

much,

saw

and

called

not,

do

nor

of

Earth,

the

thee

May

I then

talk

with

May

I then

hide

my

eyes

After

thy

have

made

looks

When

work

her,
I,

(running

play
is

none

beside

as

in

thy

them

thee

in the

the

was

arms,

tired

of

long

noons,

bright silent

joy

air ?

Asia.)
mother

wont

soft

to

dearest

Mother,

I then

her

mother.

Mother,

May

now,

liquid light

with

it knew

it sprung

rivers,

Jove

it said

and

seen,

what

the

came

confidence,

or

idly reasoned

and

dipsas,

Yet

Before

sees.

sleep,

men

down

or

for which

eyes,

by

to

its childish

It made
All

hour

salt sea,

wilderness,

Asia,

sister

our

light

sometimes

while

cities

or

III.

foggy cloud,

waste

all it

at

and

the

tops,

green

leisure

Out

fields

mountain

the

of

of

ACT

call that

planets ;

spray

Or

the

UNBOUND.

SCENE

Asia.
Can

cherish

Thy

simple

thee

Spirit

unenvied

talk

Earth.

though

And

be

happier

Thou

too

knowest

delights.

now

Mother,

thee,

that

this

within
and

happier

wiser,

grown

am

child

like

wise

henceforth

and

I pray

speak,

solaced,

once

the

of

H3

thee, gentlest being,

I love

Cannot

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

both.

wiser
and

toads,

day

and

snakes,

loathly

worms,

And

venomous

That

bore

An
And

and

malicious

ill berries

hindrance

to

in

Hard-featured

men,

Or

cold,

gait,

Or

the

Or

other

Hide
And

staid

dull

such

that

even

When

good

When

false

or

them,

pass

AVell,

and

my

or

of

with

in

world

kind,

frowning
tho'

and

spiritscall

thou

and

thro'

thoughts
man

things evil,

sincere
sick

me

they slept,

path latelylay

smiles,

ill

which

all

made

looks,

angry

hollow

where

free

world

ignorance,

we

ugliest of

ever

humankind,

with

whom

boughs

green

proud,

false

masks,

were

the

o'er

self-loved

being

too,

(Tho' fair,

To

foul

fair

women

or

of

sneer

woods,

haunts

the

that, among

the

walks

my

and

beasts,

and

great

fair,

art

like
at

thee,)

heart

unseen.

city

PROMETHEUS

114

the

Into
A

sentinel

When

Than
A

heard

was

amid

towers

all the

Out

of

The

music

Within

Seen

in

Those

up

fountain

wave

which

green

Into

the

winds

From

whom

After

some

Were
And

Went

Came,

greetings
their

would'st
and

moon

seemed

mild

thou

think

soon

and

after

when

that

pain,

me

still

and

and

fallen,
and

and

fading
them

sleep again

yet

visages

scattered

had

streets,

square,

delighted wonder,

efts,

myself

leaves

changed,
of

the
while

the

air, and

disguise

somewhat

to

the

they past
foul

all
end

having wrought

as

that

of

and

shapes

floating thro'

in

public

under

Past

sweet

never

I hid

reflex

spoke

it shook

more

of

Heaven,

to

the

human

ugly

yet

gathered

the

in

like

lay

loud,

so

sweetest

pealed along.

Where

Of

wonder

in

Looking

ITT.

leapt suddenly

and

rest,

gate

it would

as

inhabitants

their

sound,

thine,

but

it

moonlight,

long, long sound,

And

the

at

the

voice

any

surrounding

sleeping

was

there

The

hills

woody

ACT

UNBOUND.

those

lovely forms

and
brief

all

surprise

all
the

toads,

dawn
and

snakes,

SCENE

Could

e'er
that

All

things

with

Upon

two

saw

And

yet

had

put their

tell my

joy,

evil

bright

one

lovely forms

with

We

meet

again,
And

Asia.
Who

guides

Will

look

Till

her

the

thy

on

Spirit

will

like

lay

happy changes,
of

all.

part, till thy chaste

inconstant
and

warm

more

there

deep
sky

these

we

and

frozen

thaw

in

as

berries,

amber

happiest change

never

heart

love

And

the

of

downward

in the

and

full of

thoughts

my

night-shade twined,

bunch

imaged

hue

or

lake

halcyons clinging

azure

were,

off:

nature

with

drooping bough

shape

o'er

when

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they

so

of

change

quick long beaks,

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So

little

thinning

With

beautiful

be

And

I cannot

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

moon

equal light

of

flakes

sister

April

snow

thee.
op

the

Earth.

What

Asia

as

loves

metheus
Pro-

Asia.
Think
To
With

Peace,
ye

by gazing

multiply

your

sphered

thou

wanton,
on

each

yet

not

other's

eyes

and

fill

lovely selves,

fires the

art

interlunar

old

enough.

air I

h2

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

116

Spirit

of

sister
'Tis

hard

Asia.

trims

should

Hour

enters.

while

my

lamp

of

feel

mother,

Spirit

We

Nay,

TIL

darkling.

look

The

her

go

Listen

Pro.

Earth.

the

ACT

the

what

thou

heard

hast

and

seen

yet

speak.
Spirit

of

ceased
The

was

And

As

the

if

Had

the

vision

Into

the

and

the

love

then

of

delight

with

as

the

where

their

henceforth

flowers

my

of

moonlike

thin

in

them

world.

sphered
I

and

could

down,
with

air

languid

birth-place
live

vegetable
car

see

floated

will

air

transformed,

were

universe

lightsome

sought

coursers

they

the

earth,

wide

impalpable

clear,

grew

filled

the

the

sound

the

as

dissolved

round

itself

mysteries

Pasturing
And

thunder

sky

of

sense

Winnowing

Where

Soon

all-circling sunlight

My

My

the

change

folded

Dizzy

whose

of

abysses

There

Hour.

the

in

exempt
fire.

will

plumes,

the

from

"

stand

within

sun,

toil

had

SCENE

temple, gazed

Of

In

Asia,

you

fair

nymphs

Beneath

Yoked

the

to

open

it

to

by

The

likeness

The

light from

When
As
It

as

was,

To

Such

it is

still, the

pain

of

be

haunts

and

mighty change
in

And

behold,

One

with

None

other

fawned,

r,one

or

No

inscribed,

more

felt

even

as

o'er

went

mankind,

see

within

but

soon

and

looked,
men

walked

spiritsdo,

trampled

as

of

kingless,

were

self-contempt,

Self-love

wandering

to

things ;

thrones

the

I had

as

outward

not

bliss

dwellings

disappointed

was

Expressed

earth

the

hear?

would

ye

to

Alas,

partial tongue

my
which

to

mock

will

repose.

I floated

breathe,

flowers,

steeds

find

now

untold

snake

said

the
first

they

liquid sky.

and

winged

which

feel

resplendent stone,

amphisbenic

those

me,

we

borne

graven

of

wandered

to

move,

Among
And

an

all remains
I have

with

bright

of

has

Whither

it has

columns

twelve

on

love

the

looking

tidings

and

Earth,

the

fretted

dome

Poised

the

of

memory

And

and

and

117

forms

by Phidian

upon

thee,

And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

on

the

hate,
human

disdain,
brows

gate of

hell,

or

fear,

"

All

abandon

hope

None

frowned,

Gazed

the

wrought

Which

smiled

None,

with

And

Which

makes

question
such

With
And

As

the

On

the

From

free

heaven

hideous

ill

taint

the

wisdom

Looking

emotions

changed

to

has

as

rains

all which

men,
;

it

yes

no

hollow

talk

breathes,

they
once

and

kind

light and

radiant

gentle

they

name.

fresh

and

exempt

once

once

heart

hypocrisy

which

evil

Speaking

the

frank, beautiful,

custom's

speak

remained

false, cold,

deny

past

to

own

till there

own

earth,

wide

his

among

unmeant

too,

women,

in

out

death.

to

lines

disdained

vampire

self-mistrust

own,

horse,

heart

that

his

self-consumed,

common,

the

of

tongue

soul

his

fear

eager

command,

outspent

an

hope

crept

that

cold

trod

and

love

all with

talked

None

lie his

sneer,

wretch

the

with

none

abject

like

ashes,

bitter

Infecting

Yet

of

here;"

lips in truth-entangling

the
firm

sparks

Those

his

III.

tyrant's will

spurred him,

None

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of

fate, the

worse

Which

of

eye

ACT

enter

trembled,

none

subject

Became,

who

ye

another's

on

Until

And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

113

feared

they

forms,

pure

could

not

to

dew

think,

feel,

dared

not

be,

SCENE

Yet

being

Nor

jealousy,

The

bitterest

Spoilt

earth

made

now,

the

nor

sweet

those

drops

taste

of

reasoned
like

those

The

ghosts

of

In

triumph

Of

those

But

And

it

of

emblems

not

those

Which,

Strange,

of

o'erthrown,
foul

under

savage,

even

its last

shapes,
many

love.

and

tomes

by ignorance,

on

barbaric

and

of

borne

were

chains,

shapes,
fame,

look

forth

tombs

mouldering

kings

so

and

as

power
and

wasted,

dwellings

the

pride

men

conquerors:

faith,

astonishment

an

Stand,
And

world

is the

Amid

the

to

yet mighty

dark

As

their

were

imaged

Those
A

who

palaces

gall,

prisons; wherein,

obelisks,

unworn

the

o'er

and

pride,

nor

nepenthe,

remembered

more

no

their

from

Which,

treasured

and

monstrous

of

and

glozed

wrong,

Were

shame,

the

Sceptres, tiaras, swords,

Of

ill

wretched

by

119

heaven;

judgement-seats,

which,

beside

like

nor

envy,

of

altars,

Thrones,
And

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

IV.

are

priests,

wide

now

the

tools

captivity,
the
but

peopled earth,
unregarded

abhorred

name

and

ghastly, dark,

now.

by god
many
and

and

man,

form

execrable,

round

PROMETHEUS

120

Jupiter, the

Were
And

which

With

Frown,
The

The

mimicked,

loathsome

Equal,

Which

Nor

yet exempt,

From

chance,

clogs

The

loftiest

Pinnacled

his

of

tho'
and

that

aside

the

which

in

END

else

OF

intense

THE

man

the

but

guilt
or

pain,

suffered

oversoar

heaven,
inane.

THIRD

ACT.

them,

slaves,

mutability,
might

king-

man

or

like

them

unascended

the

but

wise:

and

remains

man

degree,

ruling

life,

nationless,

made

death,

of

star

dim

will

hate,

was

idly spread,

and

from

yet free

no,

for

were,

The

just, gentle,

love

shrines

called

were,

fallen,

worship,

fear

abandoned

is torn

hoped,

tribeless,

awe,

himself

Passionless

their

free, uncircumscribed,

from

and

tears,

which

colours

has

unclassed,

Exempt
Over

and

served

garlandless,

who

with

mask

Sceptreless,

o'er

those

as

believed

men

and

unreclaiming

fast,

painted veil, by

by long hope,

thing they feared,

mouldering

Which
All

soiled

men's

the

Flattering

world

broken

altars

among

the

panic-stricken,

hearts

his

to

slain

nations,

and

blood,

Dragged
And

the

of

tyrant

III.

ACT

UNBOUND.

ACT

PROMETHEUS

IV.

UNBOUND.

ACT

Scene,

Part

of

PANTHEA

DURING

are

THE

pale

For

the

In

Hastes,

in

the

Train

of

dark

stars

folds

swift

them
the

of

blue

fawns

flee

But

where

dawn,

array,

and

they

flee

dwelling,

the

leopard.

are

ye

Shadows

and

shepherd,

compelling,

meteor-eclipsing

Forms

dually
gra-

gone

their

his

awaken

Spirits.

are

depths

Beyond
As

they

unseen

sun,

their

PROMETHEUS.

SONG.

of

The

of

sleeping:

FIRST

VOICE

theCave

near

IONE

and

To

IV.

Forest

the

121

passes

by

confusedly,

singing.

Here,
We
Of

the

Father

oh,

bear
of

here

the

many

bier

cancelled

year

Spectres
Of

the

Time

bear

We

the

Spread

not

the

Of

Death's

the

As

Trembling,

Like
From

the

Of

the

bosom

the

of

haste

dark

blue

away,

of

the

spray,

diviner

day,

lullaby

winds

that
their

die

own

harmony

Ione.
What

Hours

of

heaven's

from

dissolving

of

King

chased,

are

melt

forms

bowers

bare

shades

dew

not

tears,
flowers

oh,

children
With

On

with

by day,

We

eternity.

yew

corpse

Haste,

in

strew

faded

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be,

tomb

oh,

dusty pall

on

Hours

his

to

Hair,

IV.

we

dead

Strew,

Wet

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

122

were

they

waste.

SCENE

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

123

Panthea.

past Hours

The

With

the

weak

spoil which

Raked
From

the

and

grey,

their

toil

together
One

but

conquest

could

foil.

Ione.
Have

they past?

Panthea.

They
They

have

outspeeded

While

'tis

past;

the

blast,

said, they

are

fled

Ione.

Whither,

whither

oh,

Panthea.
To

the

Voice

Bright
Dew-stars

dark,

of

the

to

Spirtts.

unseen

clouds

float

gleam

past,

on

in

heaven,

earth,

to

the

dead.

124

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

Waves

They
the

By

assemble

of

storm

They

shake

with

They

dance

in

where

songs

The

billows

and

music

are

with

The

storms

mock

the

thunder

Where

Pan.

where

their

are

voice

Have
Which
In

the

of

drawn
covered

deep.

the
back

gladness,

fountains

land

the

I
?

Hours.
Air

figured

being

sea

ye

chariots

Spirits of

from

gladness.

these

are

and

mountains

of

of

the

our

singing

are

are

Semichorus
The

ye

spiritfrom

charioteers

glee

flinging,

of

of

mirth.

new

notes

What

panic

are

Old

But

Ione.

the

their

pine boughs

With

driven

emotion,

The

Fresh
the

and

delight, by

But

Like

ocean,

on

gathered

are

IV.

ACT

and

and

curtain
darkened

of
of

Earth

sleep
our

birth

SCENE

125

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

Voice.

In

the

deep

IT.

Semichorus
below

Oh,

the

deep.

Semichorus
An

hundred

Cradled
And

in

each

Found

visions

of

who

one

the

had

we

ages

truth

I.

kept

been

hate

and

waked

care,

his

as

Worse

II.

than

his

visions

heard

We

have

known

We

have

felt

the

lute

the

the

of

Hope
of

voice

of

wand

the

billows

leap

in

in

Love

Power,

sleep
in

and

dreams,

leap

"

II.

Semichorus
As

were

I.

Semichorus
have

slept,

"

Semichorus

We

brother

the

morning

beams

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

^2(5

Chorus.
Weave

dance

the

Pierce

with

Enchant

To

check

Once

the

Which

And

it

its

Of
Let

Like

the

and

Hours,

the

the

clouds

See,

Wrapt

in

sweet

where

the

sounds,

night.

bleeding

with

and

deer,
wounds

many
the

of

mystic

desart

year.

measure

of

shapes

and

light,
pleasure,

unite.

sunbeams,

Voice.
Unite

Pa_N.

spirits of might

and

of

hounds

dells

dance,

and

light,

cave

like

day

the

weave

breeze,

swiftly flees,

were

nightly

the

silent

stumbled

and

the

oh

the

ere

chased

music,

the

flight

Hours

limped

now,

too

hungry

Through

But

that

day

of

floor

heaven's

song

the

the

on

Spirits
as

in

of

the

bright

human

mind

veils, approach.

IV.

T.

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

UNBOUND.

Chorus
We
Of

By

the

the

dance

and

of

gladness

Indian

the

the

with

mix

For
And

And

come

wings

your

eyes

Which

Of

heaven

of

dusk,

clear

fleet,

your

swift

as

feet,

thought,

is veiled

which

not

mind

the

kind

'tis

serene

asleep.

so

on

and

from

human

Now

along

Spirits.

of

so

and

love

as

come

late

was

half

are

soft

are

Chorus

Of

wild

so

are

We

borne

Hours.

lightning

of

your

song,

deep,

of

ye,

sandals

the

sea-birds,

Chorus
Whence

throng

flying-fish leap

the

From

And

the

whirlwind
As

Spirits.

of

join

\"%J

an

and

obscene,

ocean

emotion,
and

mighty

motion.

and

blind,

PROMETHEUS

128

From

that

Of

Whose

caverns

are

palaces

lovers

the

the

Man's

From
Of

Science

her

tresses

wiles.

high

and

and

smiles,

syren

temples

eye,

Poesy

murmurings

unsealed

bedews

loose

Wisdom

ear

the

the

Hours

isles,

with

Sculpture

over

happy

your

azure

sweet

From

powers
!

recesses

by

ye

ships

your

towers

crowned

ye

dim

caresses,

catch

Of

skiey

woven

Where

Where

crystal

the

From

Roofed

bliss,

dance,

your

Of

Delaying

and

Thought's

From

Where

abyss

those

Where

watching

deep

wonder

From

Sit

ACT

UNBOUND.

his

springs
Dsedal

wings.

IV.

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Years

after

And

thick

hell

of

We

the

And

Our

feet

Are

sandalled

of

And,
The
all

makes

Which

human

Chorus
Then

From

weave

the

Come,
Fill

the

As

the

To

an

dance

waves

ocean

Spirits
and

of

is

the

Hours,

and

mystic

measure

and

the

ends

might

and

of

thousand

splendour

Paradise,

the

music

balm

lies

pn

sky
of

of

rain

eyes,

love

of

the

of

calm,

our

gazes

web

the

of

with

Spirits

of

depths
swift

it

grew.

palm,

every

wings

happiness

of

flowers

beyond

few

were

now,

our

fears

and

hopes,

flew,

islets

the

tears,

and

and

bud-blighted

dew

the

and

hatreds,

waded

And
Where

years,

blood,

Through

Jj"9

of

the

pleasure,

mirth,

of

streams

and

earth,

rush

harmony

by
!

PROMETHEUS

X30

ACT

UNBOUND.

Chorus

IV.

Spirits.

of

"

We

Our

spoil

Our

task

is

done,

dive,

or

soar,

free

are

to

Which

clips

world

We'll
Of

Into

the

hoar

the

Which

flee, like

mist

And

the

we

the

Love,
powers
soar

shall

Night,

and

of

our

Air,

and

of

stars

Light,

Might,
in

Thought,
that

flight,

tempest's might.

Spirit

round

The

Wherever

from

Earth,

And

sound

the

And

drives

skies

Chaos,

From

round.

eyes

colonize

to

darkness

the

starry

deep

run

bound

with

pass

Death,

Shall

the

within

the

or

around,

and

Beyond
Or

is won,

their

and

fiery flight ;
Breath,

quell Death,

assemble

beneath.

SCENE

And

the

Spirit of

the

for

world

We
From
And

our

the
shall

work

take

will

the

Let

some

of

and

scatter

depart,

and

some

heaven,

the

the

the

With
And

and

driven

Spiritswhich

heaven

where

along

retain

II.
of

rapid,

song

remain,

earth

I.

Semichorus

Ceaseless,

man,

I.

are

enchantments

Promethean.

the

Semichorus
Us

wield

Hours.

dance,

beyond

of

world

Semichorus

We,

to

plan

called

Chorus
Break

Wisdom
our

new

be

build

field

loose

void's

131

shall

singing

our

In
A

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

and

fierce, and

build

yet heaven

new

free,
and

earth

could

never

12

sea,
be.

PROMETHEUS

132

UNBOUND.

and

Leading

the

With

the

and

slow,

Day

of

powers

and

serene,

and

of

world

whirl, singing
the

Till

From

and

trees,

I.

made

chaos

its

round

loud,
the

the

calm

the

encircle

Change

to

the

by love,

Chorus
Break
Let

the

Wherever
In

and

depart,
we

clouds

like

its

our

are

sweet

mirth.

earth,

birth

Spirits.
the

song,

remain,

some

along

starbeams,

that

and

scatter

lead

of

death

and

and

fly we

appear

fear.

not

mountains

Hours

dance,

leashes,
The

of

of

some

and

of

music

clouds

the

sphere,

II.

ocean

forms

happy

the

And

gathering

and

beasts,

Semichorus
We

Night,

the

perfect light.

Semichorus
We

bright,

outspeeding
a

IV.

II.

Semichorus

Solemn,

ACT

heavy

soft

with

yet

strong,

love's

sweet

rain.

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

I.

Pan.

Ha

they
Yet

Ione.

From

the

with

Laughs
To

soft

the

New

bare

'Tis

Pan.

vanishes

thousand

drops

Kindling

the

within

rain,

into
of

water

sunny

speak

whilst

we

What

is that

deep

the

hill

green

cloud

arise.

notes

of

music
of

strings

sound?

awful
the

rolling
waved

the

world

air,

modulations.

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Listen

Ione.
How

every

Which

pierce

As

sharp

the

gaze

the

But

keen

with

and

pierce

themselves

live

tones,

winter's

through

the

within

the

two

sea.

openings

forest

Which
And

hanging
where

Between
Have

two

the

made

branches
runnels

close

their

overcanopy,
of

rivulet,

violet-inwoven,

moss

path

of

melody,

soul,

crystal air

within

where

see

under-notes,

awakening

sense,

stars

upon

Pan.

too,

is filled

pause

Clear, silver, icy,

And

the

Even

delight

no

you

unpavilioned sky

Ione.

133

gone

feel

As

some

are

sweetness

past

Pan.

When

UNBOUND.

like

sisters

in

the

PROMETHEUS

134

part with

Who

Turning
Of

dear

lovely grief,

Two

of

visions

The

flows

Under

the

Ione.
In

which

O'er

which

Of

see

Its

chariot

like

of

is curved

Such

Pile

the

on

When

the

And

shapes

the

as

Within

solid

genii
floor

it sits

Its

countenance,

Its

plumes

Its

limbs

the
that

the
the

grow
a

are

gleam

like

as

white,

hills
dusk

and

woods

airy veil,
glass ;
and

azure

gold,

the

sea

it ;

they

an

inward

infant,

feathers

canopy

illumined

with

winged

dreams,

thunder-storm,

under

as

boat,

is borne

enchanter's

an

air.

cave,

orblike

clouds,

of

of

months

interlunar

and

in

windless
thinnest

western

an

rushes

sun

and

move

the

through

are

sound,

strong

that

upon

the

from

wheels

float

through

upsprings

like

thoughts

and

her

seen

sad

sweet

deeper yet

mother

smiles,

isle

an

of

in

meet

may

radiance

into

Distinctly

ACT

keener,

gentle darkness,

Regard

of

intenser,

By ebbing night
she

to

enchantment

the

When

wood

ground
I

they

disunion

strange

ocean-like

Which

that

sighs

their

UNBOUND.

sunny

through

wind

white

whiteness
of

roll

the

of

bright

snow,

frost,

wind-flowing

folds

IV.

I.

SCENE

Of

PROMETHEUS

its white

Its hair

is

Scattered
Of

in

string

yet its

which

fire that

It

sways

guiding

Over

its wheeled

Over

the

Sweet

And

Pan.

sphere,

Solid

Ten

loud

which

and

other

the
and
is

through empty

as

Purple

and

Sphere

within

azure,

sphere

with

Such

ghosts

each

and

unimaginable

Peopled
as

inter-

dream

sounds,

the

wood

harmony,

spheres,

all its

mass

music

space,

white,

wake

in

thousand

involving

orbs

thousand

roll

dew.

opening

many

point

prow

waves,

whirlwind

as

whose

they

as

chrystal, yet through

as

Flow,

from

silver

of

rain

from

with

Rushes,

in its hand

which

flowers,

singing

as

and

grass,

lashes,

around,

chariot's

the

clouds,

poured

arrowy
air

radiant

directs

power

heavens

are

is

their

of

light

Deity

quivering moon-beam,

white

eyes

brightness

is not

pearl.

of

storm

out

and

cold

the

Tempering

two

the

as

135

aetherial

brightness

clouds,

jagged

AVith

of

pouring,

seems

From

Yet

the

liquid darkness,

Within

woof

robe,

white,

UNBOUND.

and

every

light:

involved,
and

green,

and

space

golden,
between

shapes,

dwell

transpicuous,

in

the

and

lampless deep,
they

whirl

each

Over

Upon

with

the

with

roll

and

bright

the

Grinds

the

The

music

The

emerald

Pillowed

its

Spirit

And

you

Like

one

Ione.
Pan.

flowers,

and

of

can

aerial

one

air,

with

its little

and

talks

'Tis

only mocking
from

star

the

upon

toil,

asleep,
moving,

their

he

what

who

And

itself,

hair,

wavy

lips are

light of
of

orb

sweet

is laid

Earth

changing

the

arms,

wings,

the

see

beams

mass

Within

sense.

o'erwearied

folded

own

the

forest

its alabaster

child

The

Amid

the

yet self-conflictingspeed,

the

upon

to

light ;

like

living grass

into

drowns

Which

mist

azure

an

light of leaf-entangled

kneaded

Seem

On

the

of

its intense

Round

Like

of

odour

wild

And

into

brook

tones,

orb

multitudinous

subtlety,

elemental

Of

and_ many

wild.

music

the

whirl

mighty

on,

sounds,

mingled

Intelligiblewords
With

spinning,

self-destroying swiftness,

of

force

Intensely, slowly, solemnly

Kindling

motions,

thousand

sightless axles

thousand

And

with

other

ACT

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

136

own

loves
orb's
its

smiles,
in

dream.

harmony.

forehead,

shoot,

IV.

PROMETHEUS

SCENE

I.

Like

swords

of

golden

fire, or

azure

spears

tyrant-quellingmyrtle overtwined,

With

Embleming

heaven

Vast

like

beams

Which

whirl

Filling

the

dark

Make

bare

the

Infinite
Valueless
And

With

of

the

Whose

vapours

make

and

unimagined

turned

even

sea,

clothe

marble

and

Of

trophies,standards,
death

springs

child

is

fed,

mountain
flash

beaks

the
and

laughed,

and

-tops
on

ruins
of

ships;

quivers, helms,

targes,

scythed chariots,

which

poured

beams

melancholy

the

gems,

monarch

cycles; anchors,
to

The

snow.

Of

Round

as

pass,

heart

deep

water

earth's

ermine

gorgon-headed

And

overspread
fire, and

appear

cancelled

Planks

gold,

great

kingly,

And

and

unfathomed

Whence

With

adamant

silver

vegetable

Wells

earth's

crystalline columns

on

caverns

thought,

transverse,

now

the

stones,

than

they pierce and

as

of

secrets

wheel

lightnings,

and

now,

soil, and

of

mine

swifter

sun-like

with

now,

invisible

some

whirls,

orb

the

abyss

the

Pierce

of

spoke

as

united

earth

and

perpendicular

And

Of

137

UNBOUND.

the

and

wheels

emblazonry
armorial

beasts,

sepulchred

emblems

spears,

Of

dead

The

destruction,

ruin

beside

many

wrecks

Whose

mortal,

but

Their

monstrous

Their

statues,

Huddled

in

the

anatomies

And

fishes

And

serpents,
iron

of

the

crushed

The

jagged

earth

and

black

within

or

iron

crags

the

And

and

an

Wrapt

deluge

Yelled,

not

And

like

of

and

round

it like

and

was

like

were

in

my

dust
their

words

pangs

these

over

which
the

once

slimy shores,

of

earth,

summer

worms

blue

cloke,

past,

they

globe

and

abolished;
comet,

last

might

till the

corpse,

gasped,
throne

Whose

multiplied

abandoned

on

around

of

continents

weed-overgrown

Increased

and

beasts,

these,

over

things,

twisted

heaps

alligator, and

monarch

and

living scale,

strength

tortuous

the

of

chains,

bony

split,

winged

isles

were

skeletons,

prodigious shapes

deep

unknown

lie

they

uncouth

fanes

over

grew

see,

earth-convulsing behemoth,

Were

Be

hard,

which

Had

the

and

ruin

city vast,

annihilation,

crags,

which

On

homes

ACT

within

human

not

grey

The

Of

which

works,

in

Jammed

The

of

population

Was

To

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

138

were

or

they
God

some

and

cried,
no

more.

IV.

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Earth.

The

The
The

boundless,

The

vapourous

Which
And

cloud

globe

Happy

darted

Spirit is

Some

Which

with

passes

Through

me,

the

My

! ha

! the

Answer

with

vast

The

oceans,

And

the
from

deep

and

of

thee,

flame,

deep melody
!

me

my

hollow

mountains,
fountains

inextinguishable laughter.
the

desarts, and

air's unmeasured

all their

wind.

Earth.

of

and

own

frame,

fire-crags,sound-exulting

cloven

Laugh

warmth

through

caverns

from

frozen

and

The

Ha

its

light,

air,
beam

my

odour,

love, and

With

and

like

penetrates

And

by

of

wanderer,

land

of

atmosphere

an

Moon.

calm

mine,

delight

is borne

The

Brother

confined

be

to

of

like

me,
a

as

me

not

animation

! the

wraps

bears

madness

overflowing, bursting gladness,

exultation

! ha

Ha

delight, the

the

triumph,

the

joy,

139

clouds

and

the

abysses,

wildernesses,
billows, echoing after.

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

140

They

cry

Who

all

aloud

our

Threatenedst

as

Sceptred

and

green
muffle

to

do.

IV.

ACT

curse,

universe

azure

round

black

with

destruction,

sending
A

solid

And
All

cloud

and

splinter

forth,

bring

rain

to

hot

thunder-stones,

knead

to

down
void

one

children's

my

bones
and

battering

mass

blending.

each

Until

and

Palace,

My

and

My

Were

fire

sea-like

"Which

finds

By

art

by

in

like

as

hate

void

light on

into

little

around,

annihilation,
caves

my
a

and

snow,

cloven

blossom

bosom,
lifeless

covered,

brackish

the

and
in

withdrawn,

sunk,

beneath,

Filling thy

cloud,

blade

cradle

or

grave

desart-troop,

from

And

solemn,

with

every

by thy strong

thou

column,

thirsty nothing,

Drained

Bursts

storied

temple

crowned

forests,

stamped

How

and

obelisk,

mountains

imperial

and

crag-like tower,

mire.

drunk

cup

drop

within,

for

all

above,

love

by

thunder-ball.

up

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Moon.

The
The
Is

My

My

snow

solid
A

spiritfrom

It

clothes

cold

with
bosom

On

mine,

stalks

with

bursts

'Tis

love,

Into

the

and

sea

Upon

It wakes

They

breathe

move

grow,

and

there,

dreaming

are

of:

all love

Earth.

granite

my

leaves

and

winds,

flowers

bright

air,

buds

new

roots

the

thine

be

and

here

soar

tangled

utmost

birth

bosom

my

interpenetrates

Through

forth,

forth,

The
It

feel, I know

upon

rain

shine

and

! it must

mine

burst

clouds

the

Oh

on

is in the

Winged
Dark

heart

living shapes
Music

sing,

unexpected

thee

on

Green
And

my

bare

Gazing

and

flow,

oceans

mountains

living fountains,

into

loosened

lifeless

my

upon

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and

life in the

spirit up

clay

trodden

delicatest
the

among

mass,

flowers

clouds

His

doth

pass,

spread,

forgotten dead,
from

their

obscurest

bowers.

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PROMETHEUS

142

And

like

With
Out

of

the

With

lampless

hate,

with

shock

fear, and

and

unimagined

and

arisen

being

swiftness

shiver

making

unremoved

chaos,

stagnant

has

whirlwind,

of

caves

earthquake

Thought's
Till

and

thunder,

IV.

cloudy prison

its

bursting

storm

ACT

for

ever,

shadows,

pain, light-vanquished

fleeing,

Leave
Which
This

could
fair

true

Which

of

kind

smooth,

sun's

error,

love

heaven
and

serene,

radiance

depths

of

reflecting

sea

the

as

mirror,

shape

many

things,

ocean,

starry

sided

many

to

all his

o'er

from

was

distort

world

over

Gliding
Darting

who

Man,

and

even

light,

doth

move.

Leave
Who
Of

rocks,

man,

even

follows

through
is

Then

when

leprous

beast

which

the

to

child

some

might

is

left,
cleft

warm

of

healing springs

it wanders

spirit, then,

sick

poured

Unconscious,
It is

as

and

home

its mother

weeps

on

her

with

rosy

smile,

fears

awhile

child

restored.

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

I.

Man,
Of

oh,
love

and

the

The
Of

might
elements

sun

rules,

Whose
Where

all

acts

Labour,

and

like

spirit ill
Is

as

Love

Forcing

beasts,

could

be

selfish

And

and

pain,

with

to

all

guide,

rules,

free

heaven's

of

many

derness.
wil-

soul,

controul,

rivers

the

to

in

life's

knew

sea

love

through

grief,

none

green

how

passions,

mean

its
but

trembling

mighty

winged

through

life's wildest

as

gentle

grove

they

cares,

tempest-

all,

stress

maze

divine

beautiful

are

not,

towards

own

to

thought,

tyrant's gaze,

the

soul

tame

will,

His

flow

things

Familiar

Sport

of

fierce

is its

nature

linked

adamantine

with

even

harmonious

one

of

divided

be

to

with

planets, struggling

143

chain

republic

unquiet

Man,

men

the

Compelling
As

not

UNBOUND.

to

ship,

shores

to

own

delights,

satellites,

obey,
whose

which

waves

bad

its

helm
dare

not

sovereign

whelm,
over-

sway.

PROMETHEUS

144

UNBOUND.

his

things confess

All

ACT

strength. Through

the

IV.

cold

mass

Of

marble

Bright

threads

and

of

is

Language

Of

thoughts

wear

the

weave

their

robes

Dsedal

with

harmony
else

forms, which

and

pass

perpetual orphic song,

rules

his dreams

mothers

whence

children

Which

colour

throng

senseless

and

less
shape-

were.

lightningis

The
Gives

They

The

his eye,

before

pass

is his

tempest

And

Heaven,

slave; heaven's

stars, and

her

up

his

like

numbered,

are

he

steed,

the

abyss

shouts

hast

thou

secrets

flock of

from

strides

her

Man

sheep

and
the

The
From
A

of

shadow
my

path

clinging shroud
And

through

Wander
Less

mighty,

Moon.

white

death

in heaven

of

solid

frost

and

happy

paramours,

but

mild

Thy vales

more

as

those

deep.

air

laid

unveils

me

past

last,

at

newly- woven

my

as

has

roll

depth

none.

The

sleep;
bowers,

who

deep

utmost

keep

on

bare,
; I

have

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Earth.

The

dissolvingwarmth

the

As

infrozen

half

wanders

And

Outlives

o'er the

Hangs

becomes

and

noon,

In the
Of

folded,

thou

lightwhich

is

art

thine

joy,

own

All

suns

and

On

thee

doth

Which
On

and

victorious

As

youth

Under
Which

the

round

joy

power
thou

of

heavens

pourest thine

of

his

watch

night,
dreaming delight,

enchanted

in my

in love-dreams

shadow

keep.

Earth.

the

lulled

his rest

divine

shower

pyramid

my

points into

Murmuring

amethyst.

mine

spin beneath

Which

smile

heaven's

The
I

last ray

sun's

undying

thy sphere

on

day,

lying

art

light,a life, a

mine,

blue

the

fire and

constellations

array

gold,

Moon.

The
Thou

and

winged mist,

the

of

fold

may

green,

of

on

fleece

sea,

dawn

the vault

up

the

of

dew-globe,

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The

soul

When
hearts

High

So

Covered

of

Full, oh,

Thou

art

Brightest
Green
With

To

beautiful,

most

world

many

sun

one

which

sphere

azure

shinest

Heaven

of

light is given;

I, thy crystal paramour

Borne
Like

beside
the

Whose
With

by

power

polar Paradise,

Magnet-like
I,

thee

of

lovers'

enamoured

most

weak
the

Maniac-like

brain

pleasure
around

is divinest

lamps

life and

whom

Orb

the

all the

Among

still,by thee

round

of

are

me,

speeding

light which

on

full !

too

and

lips,

brightest eyes

falls

and

thy love,

lovers'

on

and

shadow

I mute

am

eclipse,

soul

calm,

thy

IV.

Moon.
sweet

meets

are

when

Then

and

soft

in the

As

ACT

UNBOUND.

eyes

maiden
is overladen
of

her

thee

love,
move

dull

Gazing,
On

insatiate

an

Maenad,

the

I must

the

Through
Sheltered

the

from

lover

As

violet's

Gazes

its hue

Until
As

Glows
Athwart
When

Upon

upon,

eye

sky
like

what

watery

mist

grows

solid

amethyst

the

western

mountain

the

sunset

like

its

sight

might,

it looks

azure

and

grey

and

space,
and

sense

gentle

the

on

embrace

cameleon

like what

Grows

hollow,

and

wide

hungry

thy

or

soarest

follow

and

warm

Beauty, majesty,
a

thou

whirl

from

soul

Drinking

As

forest.

heavens

by

cup

up

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hurry,

thy

the

wheresoe'er

Brother,

side

every

lifted

wierd

X47

bride,

round

Agave

Which

Of

from

form

thy

Like

In

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

it

beholds,

it

enfolds,

sleeps

snow.

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148

PROMETHEUS

UNBOUND.

The

the

And

That

Oh,

weak

on

the

Oh,

the

of

Made

Pan.

the

I rise

bath

of

of

the

tigerjoy,
which

And

you

Because
Shaken
Pan.

sound

of

stream

pretend

to

from

Peace

rising out

of

fierce

balm.

sparkling water,

dark

rocks,

rise

ebbed
of

out

fall like

the

away

! A

from

Earth,

and

clear, soft dew

limbs

mighty Power,

from

us,

its wave,

bathing wood-nymph's
! peace

sister,

! sweet

me

darkness,
Is

pierce

tramplings
thy

of

bath

has

words

your

night,

summer

whose

need

Ah

Ione.

The

light

sound.

of

stream

the

calm

ever

light, among

azure

tender

pride'sdeep universe,

from

as

and

thy delight

thy crystal accents

my

wounds

of

borne

seaman,

caverns

Charming

voice

clear

thy

gentle Moon,

The

so.

isles for

Through

Out

be

like

me

Soothing

weeps

gentle Moon,

Falls

IV.

Earth.

day

it should

ACT

the

sky

and
which

hair.
is

as

like

Is showered

Bursts,
Into

Wherein

of

Ione.
Pan.

from
had

pale

is

There
An

night.

watery

mine

upon

words

like

sound

universal

up

shone,

and

words

of

sense

air

bright visions,

through

meteors

the

gathered

been

the

sunlight:

149

within

singing spiritsrode

the
like

and

night,

eclipsewhich

like

the pores

Gleam

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

SCENE

Oh,

ear.

list !

Demogorgon.

Thou,

Beautiful

orb

shapes

gathering

which

love

am

as

happy soul,

and

harmonies,
roll

dost

thou

the

thy path along

paves

skies

Earth.

The
I hear

of

empire

divinest

of

Sphere

The

calm

Earth,

as

drop

that

dew

of

dies.

Demogorgon.

Thou,
With
Whilst
Of

Moon,

which

wonder,
each

to

as

men,

gazest
it gazes
and

on

the

thee

upon

beasts,

nightly Earth

and

the

swift birth

birds, is beauty, love, calm, harmony

The
I hear:

am

leaf

Moon.
shaken

by

thee

PROMETHEUS

150

UNBOUND.

ACT

IV.

Demogorgon.

Ye

kings

of

iEtherial

and

suns

Dominations,

Elysian, windless,
Beyond

great

who

fortunate

Heaven's

A.

Our

stars, Daemons

from

Gods,

possess
abodes

constellated

Voice

and

wilderness

above.

Republic hears,

we

blest, and

are

bless.

Demogorgon.
Ye

happy dead,
Are

clouds

Whether

Voice

we

suffered

pourtray,

"

beneath.

from

left, we

have

to

universe

Or
Whom

brightestverse

colours

not

and

saw

ye

of

is that

nature

once

beams

hide,

to

your

Which

whom

as

they

change

and

pass

away.

Demogorgon.
Ye

elemental
From

Of

man's

sullen

To

lead

Genii,

high
;

mind

from

the dull weed

who

have

even

homes
to

sea-

central

star-fretted

Heaven's
some

the

worm

battens

stone

domes

on

SCENE

PROMETHEUS

I.

A
hear

We

UNBOUND.

Voice.

confused

Oblivion.

waken

words

thy

151

Demogorgon.

Spirits,

homes

whose

flesh

are

and

beasts

ye

birds,
Ye

and

worms,

wind

and

Lightning

and

Meteors

fish

Thy

voice

to

and

mists,

living

ye

buds

Voice.
still woods.

among

Demogorgon.

Man,
A
A

who

wert

and

dupe

traveller

from

Through

the

once

despot

deceiver
the

dim

cradle

night

decay

to

of

and

the

this

slave

grave
immortal

day

All.

Speak

thy strong

words

may

never

herds,

air's solitudes

throng

is wind

us

untameable

ye

which

and

leaves

pass

away.

PROMETHEUS

152

UNBOUND,

IV.

ACT

Demogorgon.

This
At

is the

the Earth-born's
And

In

from

the

Of

heart,

dead

And

narrow

And

folds

These

the

The

These

of

the

are

To

suffer

last

from

the

its

o'er

woes

forgive

pit

that

that

the

defy Power,

slippery, steep,
springs

agony,

healing wings.

and'

Endurance,

firm

hours,

assurance

should

clasp her
which

Hope

darker
which

deep

power

strength

to

with

free
his

length

re-assume

disentangled doom.

which

wrongs

the

Eternity,

would

spells by

despotism,

hour

Destruction's

over

and

Heaven's

giddy

most

hand,

acts

abysm

patient

crag-like

of

infirm

serpent

empire

To

the

many

An

of

the

world

seals

bars

if, with

Mother

for

Virtue, Wisdom,
the

are

Which

from

void

captive through

throne

of

verge
over

the

dragged

endurance,

Gentleness,

And

is

its awful

wise

down

spell yawns

Conquest

Love,

To

which

day,

thinks

than

seems

infinite

death

or

night

omnipotent;

SCENE

To

and

love,

From

its

to

like

Good,

This

great
is

alone

bear

wreck

own

Neither

This,

UNBOUND.

PROMETHEUS

I.

thy

hope

to

the

change,
glory,
and

Life,

Titan,

Joy,

it

flatter,

nor

joyous,

Hope

till

thing

is

beautiful

Empire,

153

to

creates

contemplates

repent

nor

be

and

and

free

Victory.

MISCELLANEOUS
POEMS

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

PART

Sensitive

And

the

And

it

And

closed

And

the

opened

And

each

from

Rose

In

the

Like

As

garden,
a

the

doe

in

it

of

dreams

the

noon-tide

to

the

Sensitive

dark

breast

rest.

panted

with

night.

where

wintry

the

light,

fair,

Earth's

its

dew,

of

every

on

or

silver

garden

and

field,

companionless

the

herb

and

grew,

kisses

felt

Love

of

with

the

on

arose

the

garden

leaves

trembled

ever

none

fed

beneath

flower

the

fan-like

its

them

Spirit

in

winds

Spring

the

But

Plant

young

Like

FIRST.

bliss

with

wilderness,
love's

Plant.

sweet

want,

SENSITIVE

THE

158

The

snow-drop,

Arose

from

And

the

their

and

PLANT.

then

ground

breath

the

with

mixed

was

turf, like the voice

Then

the

pied

they

And

the

music

the

Till,

fold

soul

after
her

odour

an

like

rose

of

bells

tender

nymph

the

depth

to

of

seen

green

and

peal

sweet

blue,
anew

intense,
the

the
her

sense

bath

addrest,

glowing breast,

to

the

fainting air

beauty

and

love

fold,

pale,

so

is

white,

within

passion

delicate, soft, and

unveiled

Which

The

so

and

and

recess,

vale,

its tremulous

its bells

all,

loveliness

the

fair

pavilions of

felt like

And

stream's

lilyof

from

flung

was

in the
dear

sent

tulip tall,

them

own

so

the

odour,
instrument.

among

hyacinth purple,

the

Which

light of
their

Through

And

their

makes

youth

That

It

of

die

eyes

Naiad-like

the

Whom

their

on

gaze

Till

Of

and

narcissi, the fairest

the

and

wind-flowers

wet,

fresh

with

the

Who

rain

warm

From

And

violet,

lay

bare

SENSITIVE

THE

And
As

the

Till

the

And

sweetest

And

all

Was

the

garden

under

prankt

With

golden

Their

heaven

Broad

water

of

And

around

And

Which

the

sinuous

led

soft

open

Some

lost among

once

bosom

blossom,

embowering

tangled hue,

of

the
to

stream

sound

sweet

through
at

paths

Some

of

glimmered

the
of

motion

lay tremulously,

starry river-buds

With

blows

light, slanting through

many

And

them

tuberose,

sweet

inconstant

green

lilies

clime

every

boughs

and

sky

perfect prime.

in

whose

stream

the
that

scent

from

blossoms

in that

on

for

tender

the

on

faint, and

flower

rare

is its eye,

dew

clear

jessamine

The

And

which

fierystar,

the

Grew

moonlight-coloured cup,

its

through

Gazed

^59

lifted up,

lily,which

wand-like

Msenad,

PLANT.

lawn

by,
did

glideand

and

radiance.

and

of

garden along
the

bowers

sun

of

and

moss,

and

the

blossoming

dance

across,

breeze,
trees,

all

Were
As

fair

Fell into
To

the

the

from

The

flowers

As

lull,and

joy

each

For

the

Like

young

the
the

lovers

love which
more

none

the

whom

by

Plant

had

and

the

it,)

awaken

them,

unfolded

hidden

odour

gem,
one

every

gentle sun

its

their mutual

which

could

love make

it,could

more

dear

atmosphere.

give

the leaf

all, it loved
but

neighbour shed,

and

youth

it felt from

than
wanted

eyes

interpenetrated

filled

Sensitive

Received

lightof

lightand

and

Wrapped

Where

winds

enkindle

was

dew.

evening

singing sweet

last must

blithe

in the

one

With

But

at

blue,

and

awakening

whose

mother,

too

Paradise

smiling to Heaven,

Shared

day drooped

as

the

from

infant's

an

mine-lamps

Shone

Of

(as

Heaven's

When

drooping

glow-worm

its

on

first

Can

asphodels,

this undefiled

And

bells

delicate

and

pavilions,white, purple,

roof

Smile

daisies

fabulous
which

flowrets

And

with

paved

as

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

160

to

small
the

than

belong to

fruit

root,

ever,

the

giver,

and

Radiance
It

loves,

even

odour

are

like

Love,

it has

what

It desires

The

which

beams
the

The
Like

golden

Over

The

Like

the

clouds

unseen

fire in the
wander

Each

cloud

the

of

like

In which

Move,

sea

every
as

reeds

o'er

the

sound,
in

and

lie

rides

sun

the

high,

spheres,

fragrance it

dim

pass

which

dew,

spiritsamong

quivering vapours

afar

free,

till the

the

Which

and

livinggrass

faint with

star

bear

which

flowers

like

they

odour,

of

full,

many

sea,

the

is

beautiful

sunny

heart

unsustaining wings

hues

on

of

deep

the

from

swift

boats

gleam

Then

The

dart

lightand

with

its

murmurings

many

insects

its dower

not

from

whose

flowers

plumed

Laden

of

music

the

Shed

Iffr

bright flower

no

not,

which

lightwinds

The

Of

plant has

sensitive

the

For

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

bears

noontide,

warm

earth

odour,

singlestream

and

glide,
beam,

;
L

Whilst

the

joy to bear,

plant sweet

sensitive

the

For

ministeringangelswere

all like

and

Each

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

162

lagginghours
clouds

Like

windless

And

when

And

the Earth

And

delight,tho'

And

the

day'sveil

And

the

beasts, and

of the

o'er

less

the air
far

bright,was

fell from

the

above,

heaven

from

all rest, and

by

went

sky.

tender

evening descended
was

day

world

the birds, and

all

was

love,

deep,

more

sleep,

of

the insects

were

drowned
In

an

Whose
The

of

ocean

waves

which

head

the

Ever

sang

more

sweet

And

snatches

Were

mixed

The

sensitive

of its
with

*"i

impress
;

the

day might fail,

Elysian chant

the dreams

plantwas

Up-gatheredinto

they ever

nightingale

sweet

as

sound

it, consciousness

paves

(Only over

tho'

mark,

never

lightsand

without

dreams

of the sensitive

the earliest

the bosom

of rest ;

plant.)

SENSITIVE

THE

child

sweet

The

Cradled

of

weary

the

within

An

was

Eve

Was

the

to

Lady,

Whose

form

Which,
Like

did

the

is to

the

sea-flower

the

And

the

meteors

Like

the

lamps

of

round

her

Laughed

from

She

had

no

But

her

tremulous

of

dream,

or

lovely mind

moulded

unfolded

garden

waken

kind,

her

upborne by

dilating,had

Tended

they

starry scheme.

of

wonder
was

place,

ruling grace

flowers

God

as

night.

in this sweet

in this Eden

Which

of

SECOND.

Power

delight,

embrace

PART

There

its

1(J3

yet the favourite,

and

feeblest

PLANT.

mien

beneath

the

to

morn

that

the

her

companion

of

breath

from

mortal
and

ocean,

heaven,

night

footstepsup

motion

even:

sublunar

air when

and

her

walks
the

forth,

Earth

race,

flushing face
l2

Told,

if

the

deserted

Had
As

if

Tho'

veil

the

to

hear

by

step

You

might
the

Brought

pleasure

her

And

wherever

Her

trailing hair
its

Erased
Like

not

in

Rejoiced
I doubt
From

not

her

the

and

the

her.

breast,

wind

behind.

passion

the

flowers

the

sound

felt

the

of

shadowy
dark

that

her

of
the

sod

grassy
with

o'er

storm

glowing

prest

her

the

left

from

airy footstep trod,

from

they

it

of

of

going

there

him

grass

heaving

light vestige,

sunny

doubt

the

awake,

were

were,

concealed

pity

and

coming

stars

lingering

he

daylight

of

seemed

Her

That

her

sake

sweet

the

while

heaven

yet around

her

for

bright Spirit

some

eyes

Paradise

than

slumber

less

were

her

from

sleep

the

kissed

moon

dreams

her

That

As

whilst

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

164

thro'

deep.

green

garden
gentle

spirit that

fingers

sweep,

sweet

feet

came

all their

frame.

THE

She

sprinkled bright

On

those

And

out

that
of

the

She

emptied

She

lifted

And
If

the

their

Could

And

all

And

things

of

Into

the

In

basket,

of

The

freshest

her

For

the

in

poor

Although

But

Whose
The

Make

woods

rough

the

and

her

lips of
attendant

woof,

wild

hands

flowers

could

pull

flowers,

angels

intent,

ephemeris

lightning's,and
the

full,

innocent.

beamlike

the

the

unlovely forms,

aloof,

ill, was

did

she

worms,

insects, whose

banished

path is
sweet

gentle

bands;

tenderly.

gnawing

and

grasses

they

bee

far

ozier

more

Indian

of

basket

hands,

infants

own

and

obscene

bore

and

them

and

killinginsects

She

nursed

have

never

her

been

showers.

tender

her

beam;

flowers

thunder

rods

stream

sunny

heavy

the

with

had

flowers

the

with

them

the

with

of

rain

heads

sustained
the

of

cups

the

from

water

faint

were

165

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

be.

and

that

kiss

not, did

she

soft moths
harm

And

antenatal

an

many

She

left

This

fairest

Thus

moved

All

the

And

sweet

the
of

season

PART

Three
Like
Or

She

days

the

the

when

stars

of

waves

floats

And

on

Felt

the

sound

And

the

steps

And

the

sobs

the

of

of
of

the

the

she

"

garden

the

died

awakened,

smoke

Sensitive

of

were,

Vesuvius.

Plant

funeral

chaunt,

bearers,

heavy

mourners

fair,

luminous

ere

the

the

the

ministering

brown

is

moon

Baise,

fourth,

spring

tide,

summer

of

through

up

dark

THIRD.

flowers

the

garden

looked

first leaf

the

ere

earliest

from

through

come,

bark.

cedar

creature

to

and

smooth

the

odorous

the

life

the

of

round

clinging

of

Edge

tomb,

dream

butterflies

Where

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

166

deep

and

and

slow,
low

SENSITIVE

THE

The

sound

weary

and

PLANT.

the

\ffl

heavy breath,
passing death,

And

the

silent

And

the

smell, cold, oppressive, and

Sent

through

The

dark

motions

the

and

grass,

bright with

From

their

The

garden,

Like

the

Which
Then
To

tears

Swift
And

men

summer

frost

of

and

her

into

autumn

the

of

noonday
spoil of

never

the

The

leaves, like flakes

Paved
The
Like

rose

the
lilies

turf
were

the head

and

the

the

and

tone,

for groan.

and

foul,

its soul,

sleep,
a

heap

morning rode,

of

and

clear

bright,

night.

secret

crimson

now,

below.
and

the skin

flowed,

moss

drooping,

pass

weep.

looked

Mocking

grass,

mournful

been

if in

the

sun

did

cold

till it grew
who

mist

the

groan

had

tremble

plank

crowd

gave

who

dank,

among

caught

livelyas

was

in the

the

Though

the

wind

slowly changed,
make

flowers

fair, became

once

first

coffin

the

as

pines,

corpse

at

the

sighs the

in the

sate

of

pores

Were

And

of

of

white,
a

and

dying

man.

wan,

THE

Xgg

And

Indian

The

sweetest

that

after

leaf, day

Leaf
Were

plants,

massed

And

the

And

white

Like

with

the

Out

of

Till

they clung

their

Which

water-blooms

Fell

from

the

And

the

eddies

Were
And
Massed

the

dry

wind

past

aghast.

winged

seeds,

ruin

of

the

and

down,

tangled
net-work

and

them.

they
here

them

stem,

rivulet

which

those

came

and

with

the

flower's

sweet

earth

on

drove

leafless
into

the

under

did

rain

bent

is

the

many

stalks

winds

the

round

into

The

Then

what

birds

red,

dead,

of

the

waked

and

grey,

birthplace of ugly weeds,

rotted

the

the

on

made

winds

and

yellow,

whiteness

the

gusty

clay.

common

leaves, brown,

dew,

on

day,

after

the

hue

fed

were

ever

into

and

scent

whistling noise

And

As

of

troops of ghosts

Their

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

of

and

air.

the

broken
walks

stalks,
;

parasite bowers

all sweet

there,

upper

the

across

set

were

flowers.

Between

the

Whose

leaves

the

And

thistles, and

And

the

Stretched
And

stifled

And

plants, at
the

Prickly,

And

and

with

like

and

if the

Their

moss

Till

Where

the

rotted
thick

rags

Infecting the

stalk
of

off

winds

verse

feels

had

and

ground

blue,

mould

cold

dead
!

been

animated

flake

by flake,

like

murderer's

flesh yet tremble

that

loath,

dew.

mildew

wet

them,

stuck

loose

stank.

decaying

spiritof growth

dank,

undergrowth,

lurid

the

from

mist

rank,

blistering,and

with

back.

toad's

wind

the

fungi,

Pale, fleshy, as
With

with

starred

dead

and

wander

speck,

shank,

monstrous

many

hemlock

hollow

names

pulpous,

agarics

Started

whose

place
and

and

air till the

the

the

and

henbane,

long

with

darnels

nettles, and

its

out

snow,

grow,

belly and

and

dock,

to

the

splashed

were

water-snake's

Like

Livid,

began

169

and

wind

the

weeds

coarse

Filled

of

time

loathliest

All

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

by.

on

stake,

high,

SENSITIVE

THE

170

the

Made
And
Dammed

arose

the

which

have

morn

they

were

seen,

At

night they

were

darkness

unctuous

and

Crept
Unseen

By

The

Sensitive

By
The

As

the

its folded

Were

For

Plant

leaves

changed

the
the

leaves

heavy

sap

blood

shrank
to

to

soon

of

axe

to

heart

burned

was

within

and

together
frozen

fell, and

the

the

blast

root

that

bit.

lid

each

blight of

the

alit

forbid

one

which
a

melt.

spray

they

branches

hewn

through

will beat

grew

glue.

were

no

every
more.

felt,

were

could

to

spray

which

like

tears

they
star

kill

to

noon-day

on

blight

venomous

and

in broad

branch

every

"Wept,
Of

flitted

strength

no

snakes.

water

still,

was

noon

from

meteors

dumb

like

air

at

scum,

stakes

as

when

At

And

and

knotted

roots

by hour,

vapours

thick

flags huge
with

it up

hour

The

filth, a leprous
rivulet

running

its outlet

at

And

and

weeds,

Spawn,

PLANT.

soon

pore

SENSITIVE

THE

For

Winter

came

One

choppy

finger was

He

had

the

torn

And

they

His

breath

The

earth, and

He

By

weeds

Fled

from

the

And

under

The

moles

The

birds

the
and

the

there

And

its dull

there
to

in

drops

drops

up
of

frost

Sensitive
for

the

the

Plant

want

frozen

air

naked

and

bare.

rain

boughs again,

freezing

the

living death

ghost

thawing
on

bound

beneath.

branches

froze

steamed
the

the

sound

of

died

stiff from

down

came

the

dormice

dropped

First

of

zone.

flightfrom

vanishing of

roots

caught

were

arctic

earth

sudden

the

manacles

chariot-throne

forms

the

to

hills

water

in his

were

whip

without
the

the

of

frost

like

but

Which

the

which

which

and

decay

Was

Then

from

air, and

blasts

tenfold

the

And

lip :

fiercelydriven,

Then

Their

the

his

was

girdle like

his

chain

171

his

on

at

was

wind

cataracts

clanked

came,

the

the

PLANT.

dew

thaw-rain

grew

SENSITIVE

THE

J72

And
Like

Shook

wolf
the

And

whirlwind,

northern

When

had

that

winter

The

Sensitive

But

the

them

with

had

and

gone

Plant

mandrakes,

child

dead

laden,

off

about

wandering

smelt

thus

boughs

snapped

PLANT.

and

his

out,
and

heavy

like

dead

the

spring

back

came

leafless

wreck

was

and

toadstools, and

their

from

docks,

ruined

charnels.

CONCLUSION.

Whether

Which

the
within

Ere

its outward

Now

felt this

Whether
No

Sensitive

that

longer

its

Plant,

boughs
had

form

change,

that

or

like

spiritsat

known

I cannot

decay,
say.

lady's gentle mind,

with

Which

scattered

Found

sadness,

the

combined

form

love,
where

as

stars

it left

rigid griff.

darnels,
Rose

stiff,

do

light.

delight,

and

dare

Of

not

is

if

Pleasant

Like

all

That

garden

And

all

In

'Tis

For

truth

the

Exceeds

No

light,

and

our

organs,

being

fair,

lady
odours

there,

away

changed

and

beauty,
nor

be,

must

and

are

death

no

yet

pass'd

ours,

dream,

mockery.

shapes
never

seem,

it,

that

sweet,

'tis

is

and

itself

rest,

sweet

love,

There

death

life

things

the

considers

one

have

we,

of

173

strife,

all

creed,

that

own

but

is,

modest

and

shadows

the

this

in

but

ignorance,

we

To

nothing

And

It

guess

error,

Where

PLANT.

SENSITIVE

THE

themselves

not

they.

delight,

change
which

their

endure

obscure.

might

the

'TlS

of

terror

stark

the

From

She

bend,

And
Which
if

To

their

And

the

Leave

Through

is

wind
the

sank

and

waves

the

to

in

graves

vapours

loosed,

heaven

seem'd
had

ocean

of

trunks

if

as

they

As

night

black

the

sees

within

ribbons

lightning

when

And

to

The

tempest.

flickering in

Are

the
the

SEA.

THE

OF

VISION

of

the

fierce

the

dim

like

the

sail

the

of

rags

gale

is

rain

deluge

from

driven,
heaven,

spin,

water-spouts

raining in,

was

from

beneath

deep

with

thunders

its echo.

low-trailing rack

their

with

sustain

them

an

of

silent

vessel,
the

mass

they

earthquake

made

The

terrible

now

tempest,

pass

of

sound,

around
toss'd
is lost

VISION

In

skirts

the

Of

It sinks,
Whose
Dim
While
Of

Or

like

In

fountains

The

the

piercing

The

o'er

The

an

the

On

Like

from

sky

chinks

the

corpse

corruption

on

the

around

splitslike

the

it

rout

of

pale

fire

spire

of

of

the

it cracks

brine

sea.

which
and

clay

it stands

from
ice

which

when

black

heavy

and

dead

blast

past.
heaven
riven.

hulk

bulk,
is

hung'ring

Meanwhile,
the

has

raining from

are

The

the

ere

branches

inanimate

an

it.

of

tree,

as

splintering its root,

stripped it

rolls

up

And

mine

floor

destruction.

is burst

deck

is

its mast,

suck

like

points

splitting!

that

living sea

One

the

thunder-balls

shatter'd

gale,

ship environ,

many

white

from

seems

whirlwind

In

it.

with

earthquake

intense

Have
The

the

about

stars,

the

by

lightning inconstantly shine,

the

great ship

While
Of

of

cope

deep

vale

black

the

sulphur-flakes hurl'd
spout

sweep

whirlpools of fire-flowingiron

terror

pyramid-billows

As

Its

and

splendour

of

the

the

unmoved

are

chaos

of

watery

calm

like

death-flames,

the

down

chasm

hang gleaming

surf, like

the

With

In

ruin

of

mirrors

dread

of

depths

of

walls

175

now

the

to

wave

the

and

SEA.

thunder-cloud

of the

wind-cloven

the

THE

OF

waters

the

from

to

the

fold

hold,

below,
thaw-breezes

blow

O'er

dead

the

Like

Twin

in

tygers,
the

of

agony

(What

who

them

makes

now

Are

those

arose,

the

in

is what

tame,

other,

waters

chains

other

foremast

the

their

terror,

the

on

each

the

when

burst,

sit

burying

round

breach,

SEA.

! Who

lie

that

crew

THE

desart

the

of

all the

Is that

In

lakes

the

OF

VISION

176

hold

then

made

them

bold;)
side

Who

crouch,

The

deep grip

Are

these

On

Till

lead-colour'd

Whose

breath

Crept,

like

With
Like
Down

And

the

dead
the

the

the

fire

in

vibrating plank.

the

had

shadow

no

the

lain

at

beams

of

from

the

up

crank,

plain,

watery

cast

sun

blight through

of

ears

the

noon,

moon,

deep

the

cold

sleep

thick

field

corn,

vessel.

hammocks

men

deep,
sharks

the

quick pestilence ; then,

populous

their

driven, like

tall vessel

fog gather'd

was

of

O'er

be

to

the

of

death-darting

have

through

weeks

expanse

seem'd

there

Nine

all ?

the

Where

claws

their

windless

the

And

of

and

by side,

the

for
dead

which
and

And
coffins
limbs

closed

the

and

even

the
of

on

dog-fish

seamen

their
them
their

morn,

aghast

comrades
above

and

cast

around,

grave-clothes

bound,
un-

And
From

God

The

the

But

died

And

tempest

they

of

eve

Six

this
in

mummies

rain'd

after

down

one

day,

cloudy
has

thunder

the

as

177

manna

One

gathering

was

black

lie

the

on

remain'd.

seven

this

with

wilderness.

their

on

mariners

When

like Jews

glutted

were

SEA.

THE

OF

VISION

array,

smitten,
has

Time

which

on

written

His
An

hung

No

At

the

She

the

with

his

at

sun

on

outshining
heart-fire

Whilst

the
of

those

But

"

Of

the

"

So

dreadful

pang

pleasure

that
since

thou

the

mixed

desire

and

with

and

kindled
"

us,

whatever
divide

wonder

of fear

radiance

high,

its eye

Smile
and

thunder

near,

beats

its bosom
has

come

the

where

must

sea.

mocks

sweetly,

awaits

the

hair,

upgather'd knee,

is lustreless.
and

and

rise

to

eyes

meteors

sleep deeply

44

with

tygers

its mother's

its star-braided

her

on

fair

more

woman

earth

the

child

sea,

the

play with

It would

The

the

beckoning

It is

lightning, it

the

air and

the

sits

wreck.-

the

on

back,

his

and

breast

wreck

the deck

from

seventh,

unbinding

clasps a bright
laughs

tempest,
helm

the

heaven, when,

It sinks

Is

the

to

out

more

Than

Of

embalmer

oak-splinterpierced through

And

It

of the

scorn

so

not, my
be

beguiled

that
it with

child,

be,
me!
M

Dream,

"

Will

it rock

thee

"

Alas

! what

is

That

when

"

What

"

To

"

Not

! to

those

"

Thou

yet wearest,

"

Have

so

Is

called

long

Crawling

on

leap

inch

inch

by

the

leeward

on

them,

Lo!

ports

dip

the

slow

hair,

ears,

feel

they

fades

now

shower?"

fallen

I the

when

up

I, day by day,

which

child, but

my

and

rainbow,

tygers

look

to

smiling disguise

spirit,which

sweet

settling, it topples,

The

Not

hair, all that

that

and

lips,

Those

Like

more

no

before?

hands

sweet

thee

feel

be

may

eyes.

"

"

to

been

have

we

those

touch

to

and

we,

are

longer

no

we

more,

no

life what

after

be

thee

see

sinks

ship

what

death,

is

dread!

with

beating

bed,

and

cradle

thy

Tis

infant?

not,

life, what

the

SEA.

pale bosom,

! This

sleep

"

THE

OF

VISION

178

away

the

ship

brine

limbs,

and

eyne,

rigid

Stand
Bursts
And

at

once

'tis borne

Rebounding,
with

Mixed

Hurried
The

By

with

on

the

by

path

their

down

the

the

the

loud, long, hoarse

vitals

from

of

might

gate

the

of
the
of

crag

of the

vale
to

cave,

lashing rain,

the

from

cry

tremendously,

mountainous

thunder,

clash

came

of

from

like

hurricane
the

horror

the

hurricane

west,
eastern

and

past
sun,

on

wave,

VISION

As

an

Of

an

Between

based

columns

The
As

dome

of

flood

And

the

dense

Like

the

stones

Like

the

dust

They

Of

Unimpeded,
Banded

of

out

the

breach

that

And

the

caverns

And

the

fierce

by

the

but

winds
motion

twain,
crag

and

the

rag,
has

beams

of
and
of

and

torrent;

the

past,

cast

are

from

chasm,

where

the
flow

sunrise

air

in,

crystalline,
air

at

gate

one

interpenetrate.

in the
of

in

whirlwind

on

world

sustain

earthquake

ere

the

light and

of

and

ruin

from

golden,

the

upcurl'd,

them

the

foam

of

mountainous

many

temple

like

keen,

encounter,

in

fall, on

its

burst

armies

And

Lulled

of

morning,

clear

They

clouds

has

of

past,

ocean,

surround

its barriers

waste.

blast,

heaven

it rent

of the

brakes

verge

to

did

tempest;

scatter'd

are

wind

The

the

rends

and

sea

storm

form

an

the

on

walls

and

like

heaven,

the

on

the

179

the

screaming

clouds

the

to

came

Which,
Like

and

ocean

it

the

cormorant

of

stream

through

elephant, bursts
as

SEA.

serpent, pursuing the

arrowy

Black

Till

the

dividing

Transversely

THE

OF

tempest

clouds

are

and

are

is

widening

torn

sinking

up

with

by

away,

the

day,
wings

weary

murmurings,

And

the

And

over

head

wrecks

Are

consuming

The

deep

passions

Andes

the

From

the

behold

waves

of

presence

Love,

its tide

extending

round

wrecks,

and

sea-birds

Round

gold,

reflecting it slide

Atlas,

to

of

heaped

by

influence

soft

with

Tremulous

see

dilating above,

still

made

to

sea,

vapours

The

surface

clear

the

Beneath

like

heaven

blue

of

rocking

dreadful

tempest,

in sunrise.

calm

like

And,

the

SEA.

the

but

glorious,

of

The

of

heave

long glassy

THE

OF

VISION

IgO

and

mountain

paved

with

isle,

heaven's

azure

smile.

Is
One

With

Of

solid

Of

the

bones

snake's

the

Where

As
The

And

of

some

thin

by

the

the

of

jar,

it

infinite

the

hot

blood

that

of

the

tyger has

strength,

and

the

and

lay

battle

the rattle

stress

voluminousness

adamantine

spouts

and

wounded
effort

rains

the

the

veins,

whirl

and

splash

hideous
winds

the smoke

and

crush'

rage,

the

foam

where

wave

ghastly affray

sunbows;

gripe

with

Swollen

the

air with

of

hum

the

in

Where

vibrating.
of

verge

The

clear

the

Stain

the

sea-snake.

is

waters

mingled

is

tyger

And

On

ship ?

the

of

world

wide

The

and

hissings crawl

engine
soft
fast

waves

o'er

whose

brazen

into
the

thunder

smooth

teeth

;
ocean

the

smash
screams

streams,

VISION

ISach
A

sound

blue

The
Is

like

shark

To

his

Advances

Urge
Three
In

the

To

stand

his

'Tis

of

breast

refuge

dwindling

Of

the

the

and

her

left

hand

With

her

right

she

Love,

Beauty,

Which
Around

her

Like

Is

yet

The

The

Whilst

and

wild

meteor

smiling,

false
child

deep
and

eyes,

of

and

ere

light

impulse

of

in

on

gone,
the

sea.

the

o'er

the

and

! her

waters

murmuring
Like

dread

of

fervour

bright hand,

Fear,

Death,

atmosphere

her

storm

burn

impetuously,

the

and

stern

alone,

fair infant.

with

the

him

bears

of

out

thought

At

almost

now

boat

bullets

yet

it

playing,
the

Hot

peers

burns

Lo

foams.

'tis

her

mixed

other

brother,

fragment

grasps

sustains

are

trembles

One

she

his

the

which

vessel

ocean,

despair.

brine

sinking,
the

With

of

levelling.

ruin.

of

wreck

the

tyger,

and

blue

commotion,

The

fate

with

keel,

marksmen

the

of

speed

181

this

victor.

the

rowers

keen

the

on

the

twelve

the

from

way

with

own

of

tomb

his

winning

Near

within

hanging

fin-winged

SEA.

THE

centipede.

is

OF

sister

head,

her

child

and

so

smiled

brother

the

ocean

still smile

on

each

other,

HEAVEN

TO

ODE

SPIRIT.

FIRST

of

art

Of
Of

the
the

and

now,

present

eternal

and

where

Presence-chamber,

Ever-canopying
Of

acts

nights

golden lights !

immeasurable,

Deep,
Which

cloudless

of

Palace-roof
Paradise

SPIRITS.

OF

CHORUS

and

ages

vast,
which
the
and

wert

then

past,

when,

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187

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love's

knew

mortals

pine

With

ignorance

thee

near

true

we

thy

what

joyance
be

death

more

Than

plain ?

or

asleep,

of

Things

sky

annoyance

or

Thou

mountains

or

keen

ne'er

but

kind?

came

Waking

Or

of

cannot

of

Shadow

fountains

waves,

own

Langour

lovest

or

clear

thy

205

strain

shapes

of

With

Thou

the

are

thy happy

What

What

SKYLARK.

are

those

is

fraught;
that

tell of

saddest

thought.

if

Yet

If

know

were

Not

to

than

Of

to

in

poet

Teach

half

thy

brain

harmonious

Such

From

should

my

fear
;

tear,

we

should

ever

come

near.

measures

sound,

treasures

books

were,

me

That

world

all

and

born

joy

all

than

That

skill

delightful

Better

The

shed

thy

Better

Thy

things

how

not

scorn

pride,

and

we

SKYLARK.

could

we

Hate,

T0

206

found,

are

thou

the

of

scorner

the

ground

gladness
must

know,

madness

lips
listen

would

then,

flow,

as

am

listening

now.

ODE

Freedom,

Yet,

like

Streams

LIBERTY.

TO

yet thy banner

a

but

torn

thunder-storm

against

the

flying,
wind.

Byron.

I.

people

glorious

The
From

lightning
heart

to

of

vibrated

the

heart,

nations
from

My
And,
Clothed

in

?oul
the

into

spurned

the

rapid plumes

itself,

sublime

Liberty

and

the

Spain,

sky,

chains
of

o'er

tower,

to

tower

fire

Scattering contagious
Gleamed.

again

of

its

song,

strong

dismay,

0DE

208

As

eagle

young

Hovering
Till

The

from

Which

paves

the

foam

its station

remotest

from

voice

void

of

out

rapt it, and

of

deep

the

ray

it

flung,
there

when
record

I will

of fame

behind

ship's swiftness,
the

living flame

from

was

among,

prey

heaven

the

in

sphere

clouds

morning

its accustomed

o'er

verse

the

LIBERTY.

the

soars

Spirit'swhirlwind
Of

As

in

T0

the

came

same.

II.

burning

The

island

That

in

Hung

thou

The

yet

wert

heaven.

of
there

Within

the

the

the

and

but

them,

war

earth,

world,
:

beasts
and

among

raging

curse,

from

power

birds,

was

daedal

universe

chaos

the

the

hurled

were

all-sustaining air

divinest

The
of

forth

sprang

abyss

ocean

of

not:

spirit of
And

And

of

in

this

Was
For

of

its cloud

But

Moon

serenest

stars

depths

the

Into

the

and

Sun

The

kindled

was

of

the

them,
without

producing

worst

there,

forms,

watery
and
truce

despair
or

terms

worse,

The

for beasts

Groan'd,
And

violated

their

of

bosom

men

209

nurse

warr'd

*ien

on

LIBERTY.

TO

ODE

beasts, and

on

heart

each

as

was

worms

on

hell

of

worms,
storms.

III.

the

Man,
His
Of

Sun's

Were,

For

to

as

Was

savage,

fierce

Hung

tyranny

the

o'er

cloud

over

Anarchs
Till

Drove

and
with

the

shadow

priests
the

stain

astonished

their

of

on

of

waves

deified

sate

inmost

herds

solitude,

of

waste

slaves

pinions

feed

who

caves.

rude,

populous

her

and

blind,

the

beneath,

of

ragged

multitude

but

million,

swarming

their

sister-pest, congregator
Into

*-

cunning,
;

pyramid,

many

living

not

wert

one

and

mountain-wolves
human

Like

to

multiplied

pavilion

palace

prison,

This

thou

The

throne:

and

Temple

the

under

generations

the

then

imperial shape,

wide

gold
souls

men

and

are

from

blood,

dyed,
every
o

side.

ODE

210

TO

LIBERTY.

IV.

The

Of

basked

Greece,
Of

echoes

Prophetic

The

Grew

like
the

Like
Like

Of

Parian
Verse
Her

man's

the

corn,

human

unfolded

use

deathless

dreams

lay

murmured,
lidless

eyes

and

yet
and

for

the

in

sea,

infant's

the

what

is to

veiled

by

be,

many

Philosophy
;

when

did

Builds

arose

from

the

city such
purple

vein

o'er

strain

the

iEgean

V.

Athens

brain,

speechless child,

thee

mild,

unreconciled

dark

thought

wraps

olive

beneath

flowers

is which

stone

caves

wild

that

aught

Art's

to

yet,

savage

And,

the

vine,

enchanted

melody.

dim

flung

waves

smiles

open

their

from

unapprehensive

the

On

isles,

dividuous

the

in

glorious

heaven

favouring

blue

and

mountains,

cloud-like

And

and

promontories,

nodding

as

vision

crags

and

silver

towers

main

ODE

Of

battlemented
Of

cloud,

kingliestmasonry

Pave

portals are

By

thunder-zoned

ocean-floors

with

as

man,

with

! Athens

work

Gleamed
Of

the

on

mount

sunfire

diviner
of

its crest

of

thou

wert,

and

thine

Peopled

with

forms

that

mock

marble

Which

immortality,
thine

was

yet

columns,

the

the

on

set

all- creative

that

earliest

garlanded,

diamond,

For

In

head

each

winds,

cloudy wings

divine

in derision

as

211

inhabited

Its

its

LIBERTY.

evening sky pavilions it;

it; the

"Within
A

TO

will

skill

dead

eternal

hill
and

throne

latest oracle.

VI.

Within

the

surface

Its wrinkled

Immoveably
It
The

With

Timers

fleetingriver

image lies, as
unquiet,

trembles,
voices

of

of

but

thy
an

Through

and

for

it cannot
bards

then

and

caverns

lay

away

ever

pass

thunder

sages

earth-awakening
the

it

of

blast

the

past

;
o

ODE

212

Religion
A

veils

One

With

life and

Athens

the

doth

the

flew,

asunder

and

!
and

streams,

dew

spirit vast

one

chaos

world

aghast

wonder,

never

time

clouds,

makes

love

and

love,

and

space

heaven

illumines

shrinks

Expectation

of

feeds

ocean

sun

As

veil

and

joy,

where

the

LIBERTY.

Oppression

of

soars

Rending

eyes

sound

winged
"Which

One

her

TO

ever

with

new,

thy delight

renew.

VII.

Rome

Then
Like
She

drew

And

that

many

Saintly
But

of

thy deep
Cadmaean

food

deed

terrible

thy

And

in

of

love

sweet

thy smile,

Camillus

lived,

tears

stained

gold prophaned
*

See

the

bosom

fairest,

Maenad,*

though

greatness,

Elysian

By

when
And

milk

the

from

from

wolf-cub

From

and

was,

thy

yet unweaned

was

uprightness

was

sanctified

and

by thy side,

and

dearest

Atilius

firm

thy

robe

of

died.
vestal

whiteness,

thy capitolian throne,

Bacchae

of

Euripides.

Thou

didst

The

Slaves

of

the

of

senate

one

tyrant

Faint

echoes

of

Thou

didst

tyrants

Ionian

delay

they

Palatinus

213

spirit-winged lightness,

with

desert,

LIBERTY.

TO

ODE

sunk

sighed

song

that

tone

hear, lamenting

to

prone

disown.

to

VIII.

what

From
Or
Or

Hyrcanian

islet

the

Teaching
And

Of

the

Were
from

tears

quickly
its

The

Galilean

And

made

main,

sea

rained

thy

world

to

forth

an

didst

kill and

did

flocks

wizard

haunt

thou

unlearn

dared

through thy

death

serpent

had

nor

for

dried?

stern,

the

watch

rocks,

urn,

man

dreams,

desart

and

and

which

thou

of

thy reign,

ice-cold
sad

love

Scald's

of

waves,

Naiad's

didst

if the

What

Arctic

ruin

in echoes

talk

neither

When

and

sublimest

that
For

the

woods

every

To

hill,

inaccessible,

lament

thou

Didst

frozen

or

the

of

piny promontory

utmost

Of

glen

the

Druid's

locks

shattered

groan,

sleep.

not

burn,

creep,

undistinguishable heap.

weep,

TO

ODE

214

LIBERTY.

IX.

thousand

Alfred's

Saxon

On

And

Arose

fire lifts out

o'er

the

kings, and priests,and

And

Whilst

Fit

arms

divine

With

imagery

to

with

deep,

traced

pave

sea

tower-crowned

did

majesty

sweep,
like

walls,

love

Art,

and

wand

flat

the

idle

foam,

spirit'sdeepest deep

human

the

from

of

slaves, in

their

around

burst

Strange melody
Dissonant

brow

tempestuous

anarchy

multitudinous

That

and

which

on

heaven's

die,

cannot

our

dumb

struck

awe

earthly

everlasting

home
dome.

X.

Thou
Of

huntress
the

Italy,

sacred

in

Frowning
Of

thou

fell

thy coming

olive-cinctured

which

rocks

Like

art

warrior-peopled citadel,

many

Where

cried,

of

shadow

the

then

And

Earth

the

years

swifter

world's

wolves

than

the

! thou

Moon
bearer

I thou
of

the

terror

quiver,

As
In

pierce

light may

the

calm

regions

Luther
Like

In

In

it dissolved

as

orient

the

the

visions

music

Milton

didst
whose

Beyond

thou

night

the

of

as

their

queen,

away,

pass
ever

trance

lay
thee

hailed

for

spirit-sighted

lance

nations

cannot

flow

dissever

glance,

leaden

his

the

they

Error,

day!

from

tomb,

it must

Though

Of

in

whose

the

when

clouds

England's prophets

songs

Before

the

caught thy wakening

which,
And

of

lightning,

Reflected,

215

pierce tempest-winged

shafts

sunlike

Whose

LIBERTY.

TO

ODE

not

unseen

the

sad

countenance

from

pass,
he

with

saw,

scene

dejected

mien.

XI.

The

hours

eager

As

on

to

Darkening
cried

unreluctant

dawn-illumined

Trampling

And

and

silence
each

mountain

their

other

Pity

Death

grew

loud

with

aloud, Liberty

Answered

years

from

pale

stood,
and

hopes
their

multitude,

Indignation
her

within

cave

the

fears,

grave,

0DE

216

And

howled

Desolation

When

like

Of

its

At

Men

the

girt by

sun

from

foes

shadows

nation
if

as

midnight

o'er

the

didst

with

arise,

cloven

nation

western

thine

lightnings of

the

had

Save

exhalation

the

unto

day

started, staggering

Under

destroyer,

glorious light, thou

own

dreaming

LIBERTY.

to

heaven's

Chasing thy
Like

I0

the

skies

wave,

glad surprise,

unfamiliar

eyes.

XII.

Thou
In

from

the

all

Dyed
thy

How

like

Destruction's

Rose
Like
Of

serene

like

Anarch
:

the
of

the

them,
of

thine

armies

mingled

clouds

with

heaven.

and

stain

tears,
away

but
own

and

mightier

far

bewildered

in obscure

by

the

stood

Folly's mitred
than

brood

they,

powers

array,

clouds, darkening the

He,

blood

ghastly vintage,

sceptred slaves,

one,

then,

years

blood

weep

Bacchanals

France,

pall thee

deep oppression's den,

could

stars

Bound

The

thousand

thy liquid light with

sweet

When

of

slime

spells could

! what

earth

eclipse ?

ominous

Bred

Till

of

heaven

sacred

past pursued,

bowers

with

Rests

ghosts

Whose

dead,

those

LIBERTY.

TO

ODE

hours,

unforgotten

but

victor

scare

217

ancestral

their

in

kings

towers.

XIII.

England

sleeps

yet
calls

Spain

her

Snow-crags
O'er

the

lit

waves

From

Pithecusa

Be

cry,

Her

Till

bit

the

All

are

they

of

eternal

the

ye

dim

have

to

leaps,
;

threads

West

of

thought

but

sunder

in

chorus

done!

need

links

were

from

of

steel,

Time

us,

seal,

cannot

dare

us.

smile

appeal
before

us

but

o'er

file.

keenest

suspended

she

Spain's

impress
and

in

heaven

gold,

enthroned

thunder

cold

glares

single destiny

years

isle

and

virtue's

by

old

Pelorus

of

of

thrilling

cloven

are

lamps

ye

dissolve

dust

to

Twins

In

dim

chains

And

To

and

the

iEolian

every

Howls,

They

reply

its

by

its

and

iEtna,

called

not

with

as

now,

wakens

Vesuvius

she

was

conceal.

LIBERTY.

TO

ODE

218

XIV.

Arminius

of

Tomb

Till,

like

soul

may

His

Thy

standard

do

Why
And

fear

we

And

glorious
island

Thou

Where

Gather

thou
of

eternity !

clothed

thing

thou

wert

thy

blood

into

thy

who

this

wilderness

that
Of

the
#

free
#

i^

would

! O
heart

Italy,
;

dens

tne

the

stamp
dust

or

loveliness,

repress

thy

sacred

XV.

O,

shrine
with

their

make

free

divine

flowery

thou

the

beasts

already

art

! thou

world

desolation

Worships

The

of

tyrant's head

in thee.

Paradise

thou, lost

staff",

Germany,

hope

or

watch-tower's

mysterious wine,

spiritlives

dead

epitaph,

truth's

King-deluded
His

his

be

of

Bacchanal

thy dead,

the

over

shall

up

from

stream

victory

Wild

! render

impious

write

it

name

there,

palaces.

ODE

So

this blot

that

Were

as

Ye

And

Which

The

Of

knots

snaky

itself

behind

heard

of

foul

this

yet

which
in

has

poison

what

makes

life

foul, cankerous,

not

thou,

thine

at

heel

armed

thine

bind

can

it, 'tis the

sound

set

gordian word,

mankind

awe

The

To

stubble,

as

rods

the

and

Disdain

light air

irrefragably firm,

mass,

axes

the

victory-flashing sword,

weak

Into

fame

which

close

have

219

of

page

flat sands

oracle

the

the

cut

the

upon

the
the

Lift

LIBERTY.

serpent's path,

and

Erases,

TO

on

this

sperm

abhorred

and

appointed

term,

reluctant

worm.

XVI.

the

that

O,

Such

That

lamps
the

Into
A

wise

scoff

pale

tbe

of
Till
Each

within

name

hell

their

from

from

the
of

before

dome

Priest

which

impious pride
human

bright
of

from

dim

judgement

kindle

world,

shrink

and

hurled,

was

fiends

thoughts might
the

this

might

it first

would

minds

impure

kneel
-throne

alone

dwindle

0I)E

220

Of

its

aweless

own

soul,

From

the

make

they spring, as

white

lake

striptof

frowns

blot

and

nakedness

stand

thin

thoughts

clouds

of

blue

masks

false

obscure
dew

glimmering

portraiture,

and

and

hue

various

their own,

not

true

each

Lord,

their

before

the

splendours

of

unknown

power

heaven's

their

smiles

and

Till in the

They

of

or

which

Were
And

LIBERTY.

which

O, that the words

From

T0

to

receive

its due.

XVII.

He

taught

who
Can

his

on

high

own

O,

power

in

what

if

Driving
Checks
And
Over

all

Art,

cries

clothe
their

at

be

as

Give

height and

the

ardent

great mother
:

me,

depth

vain

endeavour

willing slave,

fierywings

on

the

an

the grave

Life.

can

thought

and

oppression

millions

Amplest
And

of

will

the

if earth

What

cradle

King

enthroned

has

He

the

him

Crowned
If

the

between

be

whatsoever

vanquish

to

man

and

and

the

oppressor.

feed

need,
within

tree

the

seed

intercessor,
to

Nature's

stooping
thy child,
1 if Life

throne,
to

caress

dominion

can

breed

her,

TO

ODE

New

Rend

of

wealth

and

wants,

thy gifts

LIBERTY.

from

and

221

those

hers

who

toil

fold

thousand

and

groan

for

one.

XVIII.

Come

Thou,

Of

man's

Beckons

lead

but

spirit,

deep

Wisdom.

the

hear

Self-moving,

like

cloud

Comes

she

not,

Rulers

of

To

with

judge,
Blind

Love,

Of

O,

what

has

thou

thine

By

Wept

or

blood

or

tears,

equal

and

car

flame

by

not,

ye

have

and

thy

be

from

not

like

what

the

tears

or

be

they

from

thee

bought

be

wise

will

name

these,
to

Fame

the

of

Hope

the

lot

ill-apportioned

Justice,

treasures

blood

her

life's

could

were

tears,

of

come

truth,

such

wave,

thought,

disjoined

theirs

Eoan

and

cave

morning-star

charioted

been,

! if

Liberty
Wert

If

and

inmost

pennons

eternal

solemn

the

the

as

the

from

Sun

the

of

out

The

and

free

solemn

harmony

T0

0DE

092

LIBERTY.

XIX.

To

its

Then,

abyss

Its

Sinks

On

As

far

As

My

brief

song,

Drooped
Of

the

As
Hiss

great
waves

round

insect

its

voice
which

has

its

of

did

its

lately paved
head

THE

of

END.

their

rain

day,
might,
far

echoes

the

night,

dying

with

it closed

drowner's

brain

unburthened

disarrayed

which

light

plain,

fading

dies

dawn,

golden

pierced

with

pinions
o'er

winging
of

aerial

the

fades

taper

sublimely

dissolve,

clouds

summer

As

bolt

the

When

withdrawn

sounding

heavy

the

singing

mighty

thunder-smoke

the

through

headlong

that

when

swan,

athwart

path

of

suddenly

was

wild

as

spirit

the

and

Paused,

away

flight sustain,
his

in

watery
their

way

tempestuous

play.