Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | From Hellas |
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) |
| | | .. THOU 1 art slow, my son; | |
| The Anarchs of the world of darkness keep | |
| A throne for thee, round which thine empire lies | |
| Boundless and mute; and for thy subjects thou, | |
| Like us, shalt rule the ghosts of murdered life, | 5 |
| The phantoms of the powers who rule thee now— | |
| Mutinous passions, and conflicting fears, | |
| And hopes that sate themselves on dust, and die!— | |
| Stript of their mortal strength, as thou of thine … | |
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