And such," he cried, "is our mortality,
And this must be the emblem and the sign
Of what should be eternal and divine!
(Julian And Maddalo)
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To hearts which near each other moveFrom evening close to morning light,
The night is good; because, my love,
They never say good-night.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,
If to the human mind's imaginings
Silence and solitude were vacancy?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Waking or asleep,
Thou of death must deem
Things more true and deep
Than we mortals dream,
Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream?
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Others I see whom these surround --
Smiling they live, and call life pleasure; --
To me that cup has been dealt in another measure.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Red morning dawned upon his flight,
Shedding the mockery of its vital hues
Upon his cheek of death.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Liquid Peneus was flowing,
And all dark Temple lay
In Pelion's shadow, outgrowing
The light of the dying day,
Speeded by my sweet pipings.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
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