Mont Blanc, France ~ 19P

Mont Blanc

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

(Lines written in the Vale of Chamouni)

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The everlasting universe of things# O* M5 J* y. z! C( ?" s4 w
Flows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves,
/ x& g6 g% h' @) L) P- I$ ~" _5.39.217.76Now dark - now glittering - now reflecting gloom -
, c5 J4 j3 S  }, n) p& A+ NNow lending splendor, where from secret springs公仔箱論壇! z5 |7 |6 S0 i9 G1 W: q- X
The source of human thought its tribute brings
9 _/ E- u/ d- g* MOf waters, - with a sound but half its own,1 w! q: E! i3 o, H* {7 N
Such as a feeble brook will oft assume公仔箱論壇. Z; n0 H# x& t7 s) B8 d& I
In the wild woods, amon the mountains lone,
! c' z" [3 M' [$ s4 m  A* [5 c; |公仔箱論壇Where waterfalls around it leap for ever,5 B3 v/ y$ J9 y4 C+ O
Where woods and winds contend, and a vast river' H9 H! ?: m5 `+ v3 T% {5 D: I
Over its rocks ceaselessly bursts and raves.

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Thus thou, Ravine of Arve - dark, deep Ravine-
" P! I+ X" r. q' XThou many-colored, many voiced vale,
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Fast cloud-shadows and sunbeams: awful scene,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) X3 O, z) I; s
Where Power in likeness of the Arve comes down7 k( o- W. m' w6 ^6 ~
From the ice-gulfs that gird his secret throne,1 \) I8 x% X6 v* o2 E: y" h) f
Bursting through these dark mountains like the flame公仔箱論壇! S1 ]6 m9 j# N/ t& ~
Of lightning through the tempest; -thou dost lie,; b8 e: M' i2 V( q8 F  I
Thy giant brood of pines around thee clinging,
2 X& S7 k2 t1 ^Children of elder time, in whose devotion
  U& I- S' B# ]7 P- V  Y/ m; z5.39.217.76The chainless winds still come and ever came
9 y9 T8 `  A# ]* W4 [) K公仔箱論壇To drink their odors, and their mighty swinging5.39.217.763 W* I. D% b" l3 ?) r/ Z
To hear - an old and solemn harmony;
) a) X+ i3 ]0 G4 A% J$ n2 S. ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThine earthly rainbows stretched across the sweep
8 u1 U. W2 |  M: j# n9 K公仔箱論壇Of the ethereal waterfall, whose veil
5 c# F, D, ]; t4 J  `/ HRobes some unsculptured image; the strange sleep公仔箱論壇4 [* q  x9 K4 |* F* \0 `
Which when the voices of the desert fail
. w; V3 F5 E; F3 A1 A, x1 TWraps all in its own deep eternity;-8 o7 }8 {' O/ S$ p. M" e
Thy caverns echoing to the Arve's commotion,
' v% ~" B' O! H6 N5 Q; t& ZA loud, lone sound no other sound can tame;
/ g! |3 |# D5 Z+ f* A; y5.39.217.76Thou art pervaded with that ceaseless motion,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 x" @- c  t$ r4 d
Thou art the path of that unresting sound-6 x% D4 S% {7 r9 H- N! X
Dizzy Ravine! and when I gaze on theetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* Y% Y) K5 k+ {* q) e7 A4 U
I seem as in a trance sublime and strange+ f7 g" U- K. a  I& \
To muse on my own separate fantasy,公仔箱論壇9 J4 y5 u6 h  n, p6 t& A
My own, my human mind, which passively
$ `; z% \$ P" I8 H+ v公仔箱論壇Now renders and receives fast influencings,
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! Q. {1 c$ G% I3 R" d* nOne legion of wild thoughts, whose wandering wingstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 I+ p* T( K! v1 K0 f9 U
Now float above thy darkness, and now rest
$ Q: p0 o4 G, xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhere that or thou art no unbidden guest,: ]) U2 ?9 O: `
In the still cave of the witch Poesy,5.39.217.76, E0 _3 |7 p# \% r: L
Seeking among the shadows that pass by% z. @6 D0 `- i+ z
Ghosts of all things that are, some shade of thee,
' Z; t# Q- ~' G. x9 X公仔箱論壇Some phantom, some faint image; till the breast
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Some say that gleams of a remoter world
$ J  y2 M1 b: x" e- I' f; M) H. _" |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbVisit the soul in sleep,-that death is slumber,
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Of those who wake and live. -I look on high;5.39.217.76# W& y- P* X* K: G( ?3 k% F; F
Has some unknown omnipotence unfurled- c3 M' S1 R& a4 {$ Y1 F
The veil of life and death? or do I lie公仔箱論壇9 T" r- m, f; `! p0 |3 z2 v0 ~
In dream, and does the mightier world of sleep
% _1 |4 L* i! w7 M3 r7 M9 v: N( |Spread far and round and inaccessibly公仔箱論壇* g5 P. ^* U7 \3 Y1 \
Its circles? For the very spirit fails,
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That vanishes amon the viewless gales!
( O+ w% y! |& }) }! l) Q& k0 @' Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFar, far above, piercing the infinite sky,公仔箱論壇7 }) B0 a2 d% @1 \2 Y( |
Mont Blanc appears,-still snowy and serene-
9 N$ a' [  p0 s, ~Its subject mountains their unearthly forms/ x$ G0 n  g; z- D, O4 G
Pile around it, ice and rock; broad vales betweenTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 Q( s! t: N, X& L
Of frozen floods, unfathomable deeps,  s, b2 m3 q$ H0 R& t  R/ Y
Blue as the overhanging heaven, that spread6 _* b9 D4 N5 i9 w" y0 e. n$ ^
And wind among the accumulated steeps;5.39.217.764 ^# g# t+ v) ~: u: Z, |: w2 \
A desert peopled by the storms alone,
1 o" t4 B( ?9 w' A! A: Y5.39.217.76Save when the eagle brings some hunter's bone,2 u- Y7 g! ^1 G/ X& T# ~7 \& G+ y
And the wolf tracks her there - how hideously
# v, U, k8 b8 \8 N$ ?5 sIts shapes are heaped around! rude, bare, and high,
9 S1 x9 F. o1 t* t# @: B" e, A7 S5.39.217.76Ghastly, and scarred, and riven. -Is this the scene
! z  k, P4 O$ @9 g; B% J# C/ }% u) j5.39.217.76Where the old Earthquake-demon taught her youngtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 S2 H3 [2 o% t% n' J" ?9 ~
Ruin? Were these their toys? or did a sea
% n! i& c& N" x% _( Q9 K( O( f5.39.217.76Of fire envelop once this silent snow?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) [* y# q) ^) k0 N2 Q6 |
None can reply - all seems eternal now.
; c8 e6 }  I/ n7 D1 |2 G5.39.217.76The wilderness has a mysterious tongue
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So solemn, so serene, that man may be,公仔箱論壇! s7 x9 e1 ]3 E' @9 c9 |
But for such faith, with nature reconciled;
" e+ ^2 e, R7 ]公仔箱論壇Thou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repealTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。; A+ Q# Y6 j( g+ G8 \! ?
Large codes of fraud and woe; not understood% l6 B' _( G9 c1 P; Z/ Y
By all, but which the wise, and great, and good
3 {6 l1 ?: p  e  ^6 \" ]Interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.

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The fields, the lakes, the forests, and the streams,5.39.217.76$ {: Z8 I/ E" h! Q
Ocean, and all the living things that dwellTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。  E! o0 v- n" S6 n0 E
Within the daedal earth; lightning, and rain,/ y3 a: E9 C+ q0 u/ e- Q; x7 q
Earthquake, and fiery flood, and hurricane,1 f" V! U# U- S  _
The torpor of the year when feeble dreams5.39.217.76+ k, U4 C8 E& X2 P, K6 D2 |/ e
Visit the hidden buds, or dreamless sleepTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 Z5 c4 x* Z- c( @2 A4 C
Holds every future leaf and flower; -the bound! j7 V4 J+ _, j, ~
With which from that detested trance they leap;
: Q% I3 y, q8 A# \4 y2 d5 B; v公仔箱論壇The works and ways of man, their death and birth,5.39.217.76+ [- C$ [* r! s( l/ j
And that of him, and all that his may be;
2 t1 \+ O0 U) G8 Q( _5.39.217.76All things that move and breathe with toil and soundtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 z( w. s5 f2 Z! ^1 a' S5 x  A
Are born and die; revolve, subside, and swell.公仔箱論壇+ @7 \+ H) m+ b4 ~1 L0 O* W
Power dwells apart in its tranquility,
3 z, l( w) c6 S4 `9 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRemote, serene, and inaccessible:
6 I  L4 M2 X, \And this, the naked countenance of earth,公仔箱論壇7 g( }$ r& `, i! V
On which I gaze, even these primeval mountains
  Y. P6 `) |, F- o) ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTeach the adverting mind. The glaciers creep5.39.217.76# B  z9 P  F2 z
Like snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,
. [, I: v% l2 [6 d3 @; g' i$ ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSlow rolling on; there, many a precipice,
7 R% |3 i3 B. U2 @4 s9 q公仔箱論壇Frost and the Sun in scorn of mortal power公仔箱論壇3 }5 A$ I; L" m, d6 `2 J
Have piled: dome, pyramid, and pinnacle,公仔箱論壇5 D  ^4 ~' i" @8 W/ z* y0 R
A city of death, distinct with many a tower
! w7 `2 ]; Y' ^% {, a& b" L/ u4 n5.39.217.76And wall impregnable of beaming ice.
! J$ |3 k7 A# R, R2 _! J. ?3 U2 M公仔箱論壇Yet not a city, but a flood of ruin
- r* u$ K8 B- G  B# Q公仔箱論壇Is there, that from the boundaries of the sky
+ q% o$ x- d+ J3 ^1 n; Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRolls its perpetual stream; vast pines are strewing
' Z* T# H, U, P$ g$ d2 c: s- E. p& V5.39.217.76Its destined path, or in the mangled soil8 z/ j+ E3 u7 u/ W
Branchless and shattered stand; the rocks, drawn down公仔箱論壇9 T' n6 N5 ~2 l* J# H
From yon remotest waste, have overthrown
5 O7 P& U) G' ?, h' u$ [2 z& S4 h5.39.217.76The limits of the dead and living world,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& n, l8 Q+ |) k
Never to be reclaimed. The dwelling-place
: t& z) c' {- N, K公仔箱論壇Of insects, beasts, and birds, becomes its spoil5.39.217.765 K; l& F7 i$ q1 r- h0 a  {* m
Their food and their retreat for ever gone,
& A! K/ C! f6 F! L: l7 Y( Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSo much of life and joy is lost. The race5.39.217.76" m5 \0 [, F( h/ Z  `
Of man flies far in dread; his work and dwelling
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$ j& ^* C3 X0 c* d+ H* b+ a( G9 c公仔箱論壇And their place is not known. Below, vast caves
* `! g  m9 g4 u" |Shine in the rushing torrents' restless gleam,
% Z- g2 K& x5 d( AWhich from those secret chasms in tumult welling
4 R! x% G( s* B. i. R& }5 o8 tMeet in the vale, and one majestic River,
3 S2 H4 q% |/ g. ~$ t7 [' b6 @/ mThe breath and blood of distant lands , for ever4 t( [' V7 ^& m* C9 j" v( R
Rolls its loud waters to the ocean-waves,
5 u/ _, }4 Y0 `  p. J+ P8 T7 L) HBreathes its swift vapors to the circling air.

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Mont Blanc yet gleams on high:-the power is there,
1 y. x* n3 E" n" q公仔箱論壇The still and solemn power of many sights,
) ^3 Z/ ~2 f, Z: A. J! y( X公仔箱論壇And many sounds, and much of life and death.5.39.217.767 X% l6 C# w  i% X3 A' t: z
In the calm darkness of the moonless nights,! n8 f" t3 N( v
In the lone glare of day, the snows descend
& ~4 I7 L( f  S$ q& T9 a0 D; N1 M3 kUpon that mountain; none beholds them there,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  ?; s, m& [& S( V# q/ K. c& R
Nor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  l: @8 ?8 O( K/ T
Or the star-beams dart through them:-Winds contend
" F) A% V% ?( i  Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSilently there, and heap the snow with breath/ i1 w& Q* {# G' f7 ?  Q
Rapid and strong, but silently! Its homeTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。  B, p0 V% @7 q% \' ?
The voiceless lightning in these solitudes
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3 `& l/ X2 J2 G公仔箱論壇Over the snow. The secret Strength of things
/ T- O2 }% b3 n3 q2 _6 v6 n1 IWhich governs thought, and to the infinite dome0 ]+ h* D) ^% E: i5 w
Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee!
5 C! n( k. s! t0 c. M& p" {& [5 v5.39.217.76And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,
3 b# [+ A0 w+ ]5.39.217.76If to the human mind's imaginings
% }4 n, F: a. t% ^0 d# M  \9 x4 P公仔箱論壇Silence and solitude were vacancy?