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 thingstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 x( L% O; o: D9 E4 z$ P: ^
Flows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves,
) \" Z6 D4 f3 P0 H  u! d8 g5 z5.39.217.76Now dark - now glittering - now reflecting gloom -$ e) R* g& z8 F  d
Now lending splendor, where from secret springs
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Of waters, - with a sound but half its own,5.39.217.769 s' _+ O1 Y' U) D1 Z7 H1 N1 \
Such as a feeble brook will oft assume# J) A) J6 U4 {! b0 ^& Z
In the wild woods, amon the mountains lone,
; z  j: A, v* vWhere waterfalls around it leap for ever,5.39.217.76( }0 @. S6 E- w0 T
Where woods and winds contend, and a vast river1 u5 ]  p! \4 S# o6 U. I! Q6 }0 j
Over its rocks ceaselessly bursts and raves.

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Thus thou, Ravine of Arve - dark, deep Ravine-tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# D+ F7 s5 O$ w; p' K! ^6 h* L8 h
Thou many-colored, many voiced vale,
" [1 p" B# b  A+ C公仔箱論壇Over whose pines, and crags, and caverns sail! X7 Y! W  k# v$ J
Fast cloud-shadows and sunbeams: awful scene,& u7 P& J! \, v6 d" w+ n
Where Power in likeness of the Arve comes down) F6 X) i: v( b) t
From the ice-gulfs that gird his secret throne,
+ [7 o3 w/ z4 uBursting through these dark mountains like the flame
3 d  O) k) f1 j; y; X/ rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOf lightning through the tempest; -thou dost lie,公仔箱論壇1 s: C4 Y2 ?& l
Thy giant brood of pines around thee clinging,公仔箱論壇% L) x" `3 o9 ?* A& d% ]
Children of elder time, in whose devotion
5 I0 _8 Y" S, V! t- IThe chainless winds still come and ever came" y: c) _+ @" M8 T
To drink their odors, and their mighty swinging
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Thine earthly rainbows stretched across the sweep
7 h- G/ G9 ~' V0 D0 t公仔箱論壇Of the ethereal waterfall, whose veil
& L9 N' C0 d! i. {( k) Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRobes some unsculptured image; the strange 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 h7 g! S3 x1 e9 e, f/ J
Which when the voices of the desert fail
- {. I0 o+ h1 A. {7 fWraps all in its own deep eternity;-9 m) O; l+ P8 S! T9 X$ D" f
Thy caverns echoing to the Arve's commotion,
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Thou art pervaded with that ceaseless motion,公仔箱論壇6 A3 j: U0 W4 j; P6 ~
Thou art the path of that unresting sound-5.39.217.762 S" H+ K9 V; L" y# P
Dizzy Ravine! and when I gaze on thee
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$ @/ L0 X: B1 S1 r( ]- Z( z7 L5.39.217.76To muse on my own separate fantasy,5.39.217.76' R/ e8 j3 d! f- B4 X0 |- Q
My own, my human mind, which passivelytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; q8 g4 p% D+ }# K: @
Now renders and receives fast influencings,公仔箱論壇; F2 X  _: U, M0 w9 u
Holding an unremitting interchange
2 c# X3 [1 k1 M  @+ Wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWith the clear universe of things around;
4 P( s, w7 z8 M5.39.217.76One legion of wild thoughts, whose wandering wings
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9 y6 ^) j" A% Q5 r$ J$ O9 a) L- I5.39.217.76Where that or thou art no unbidden guest,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 k" f/ W# g' m# r6 b* W; S
In the still cave of the witch Poesy,
( \+ ?+ T& w- Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSeeking among the shadows that pass by
2 w3 j8 q3 k8 w& N1 S0 |8 ^Ghosts of all things that are, some shade of thee,公仔箱論壇' ]2 R9 x6 Y7 ~$ M. i! Z
Some phantom, some faint image; till the breast公仔箱論壇0 G5 T( \6 r) h9 a6 p, a9 U# C
From which they fled recalls them, thou art there!

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Some say that gleams of a remoter world9 f- G3 ?* k/ M' S2 O$ c
Visit the soul in sleep,-that death is slumber,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ s) `* q: d! ?* O5 t
And that its shapes the busy thoughts outnumber- A0 Z  x- R/ @( A9 s4 @
Of those who wake and live. -I look on high;公仔箱論壇. m4 j/ F  d3 }# S/ I& r
Has some unknown omnipotence unfurled5.39.217.76  j& b5 G8 i8 ?* M6 [" A
The veil of life and death? or do I lie
% u* Y0 ^- T  v  a2 D$ e" {公仔箱論壇In dream, and does the mightier world of sleep
, o9 o2 J) `& {; dSpread far and round and inaccessibly
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Driven like a homeless cloud from steep to steep公仔箱論壇* W7 k& |: l" s& F% l# V
That vanishes amon the viewless gales!
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7 f1 J5 b: ^. Z. r% N' }公仔箱論壇Mont Blanc appears,-still snowy and serene-
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, t; D! i3 V" O* @公仔箱論壇Pile around it, ice and rock; broad vales between3 m# c& y" I) d$ r# y
Of frozen floods, unfathomable deeps,
' L, D2 I0 v" b. D  b8 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBlue as the overhanging heaven, that spread
/ ]( d; S2 d" Y3 Z8 P4 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd wind among the accumulated steeps;
9 }# D* x" b8 M7 G' ^A desert peopled by the storms alone,
* h* t( m& ]2 v+ x" \8 A. }" NSave when the eagle brings some hunter's bone,
9 R! Y# S0 O, {5 I3 g" N6 uAnd the wolf tracks her there - how hideously2 [6 m: x' q. I  O6 Z* n
Its shapes are heaped around! rude, bare, and high,
5 O1 l1 D0 J6 itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGhastly, and scarred, and riven. -Is this the scenetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 E+ F# B0 F, |$ b7 O
Where the old Earthquake-demon taught her young
& F" ^2 [6 u2 x- T' _Ruin? Were these their toys? or did a sea7 B1 T1 M- F1 E8 q
Of fire envelop once this silent snow?
! O# I) ?4 H- B( j9 h- m! jNone can reply - all seems eternal now.
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0 N+ A" y/ E& g, N* etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWhich teaches awful doubt, or faith so mild,
, l6 R+ g6 c- @So solemn, so serene, that man may be,
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Thou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repeal* I5 f0 V" S1 a
Large codes of fraud and woe; not understoodtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 G* K3 r/ I6 }) R4 F7 t0 }
By all, but which the wise, and great, and good
0 w) B; ^* a$ X& s9 c  f0 w) z5.39.217.76Interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.

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The fields, the lakes, the forests, and the streams,
4 V# Z# k% k9 `8 G5 D" T( z, z公仔箱論壇Ocean, and all the living things that dwell
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% _6 a8 o' ]8 E: b/ \Earthquake, and fiery flood, and hurricane,
: E4 }/ Y+ y0 N: l7 `) a, s& F0 Q5.39.217.76The torpor of the year when feeble dreams# U9 Q5 V& q/ S3 c
Visit the hidden buds, or dreamless sleep
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& C  W" v  [$ \7 v" t公仔箱論壇With which from that detested trance they leap;公仔箱論壇. e9 r$ q1 X8 v+ P% |& Y, p  M
The works and ways of man, their death and birth,公仔箱論壇$ M" F, ^0 y2 {7 w
And that of him, and all that his may be;
$ s# Q! I; `- S% j" Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAll things that move and breathe with toil and sound5.39.217.76. q8 Y4 Y% o6 D+ |8 X6 U+ H
Are born and die; revolve, subside, and swell." E' {7 ?) R( D  ^! T* K: B9 I
Power dwells apart in its tranquility,
! N8 O; ~! n# O. m公仔箱論壇Remote, serene, and inaccessible:
3 I7 v7 f9 n" v( l* w! BAnd this, the naked countenance of earth,公仔箱論壇9 @5 ?0 x" s) `- D! V' n; }9 g
On which I gaze, even these primeval mountains
/ b. r0 Z& s) n" d2 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTeach the adverting mind. The glaciers creep- ?' ?" l& p) f. s6 l. r7 l
Like snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,
% {. ^' y* j: M) P2 f* w2 y$ ~5.39.217.76Slow rolling on; there, many a precipice,
4 ^; E( `0 z* K& `Frost and the Sun in scorn of mortal power
+ F9 M7 B+ u( d1 D0 x5.39.217.76Have piled: dome, pyramid, and pinnacle,
9 [. M/ l9 f% ]. q3 i6 V8 }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA city of death, distinct with many a tower  ]8 |  W% P9 E; f) y
And wall impregnable of beaming ice.
) O" }. N7 a$ ~, W* }2 p+ ]5.39.217.76Yet not a city, but a flood of ruin
/ j5 R, ~% a, y' _5.39.217.76Is there, that from the boundaries of the sky
7 ~; H. E: d1 A: |* b5 L7 R+ m- I5.39.217.76Rolls its perpetual stream; vast pines are strewing
$ {" v( h1 p* W5 |# NIts destined path, or in the mangled soil1 W: m) a" T3 t# H8 P! T! y2 j8 L% P
Branchless and shattered stand; the rocks, drawn down
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The limits of the dead and living world,
, j% U8 {# c' M8 j& hNever to be reclaimed. The dwelling-place公仔箱論壇$ B, l# j) g8 G: m4 Y0 j; d9 ^
Of insects, beasts, and birds, becomes its spoil
0 @" s! U. u" t- ]6 QTheir food and their retreat for ever gone,TVBNOW 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。2 E" a% @% K3 `/ o# l. z
So much of life and joy is lost. The race
2 C4 g' W4 c- F' z. ?5 }: ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOf man flies far in dread; his work and dwellingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" J) Y4 F: ]0 L& _. S
Vanish, like smoke before the tempest's stream,
& s7 ~8 f7 E  S" v& j; v/ t公仔箱論壇And their place is not known. Below, vast caves
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Which from those secret chasms in tumult welling
0 o# W2 d7 o* Q- ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMeet in the vale, and one majestic River,
' G! _7 \1 ]" C公仔箱論壇The breath and blood of distant lands , for ever
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Breathes its swift vapors to the circling air.

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Mont Blanc yet gleams on high:-the power is there,) @; X7 |- S. j5 I
The still and solemn power of many sights,
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. i! e- M; y7 }3 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn the calm darkness of the moonless nights,
+ `/ h. W* E8 N6 l% ^0 x- P! f' dIn the lone glare of day, the snows descend
- s* O4 u+ i9 j- }Upon that mountain; none beholds them there,& ~$ P4 k0 ]+ C) o& C* R
Nor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun,
- I' K; l  J4 j% D" }* \' B0 j5.39.217.76Or the star-beams dart through them:-Winds contend
- @4 q) R6 d8 z) c+ q7 g, J$ OSilently there, and heap the snow with breath
) M1 J9 k9 O. b5 qRapid and strong, but silently! Its home7 Z5 |" _1 Q) O0 B% F& z
The voiceless lightning in these solitudes
7 G2 }+ L/ q4 K5.39.217.76Keeps innocently, and like vapor broods
8 V4 }1 n- _) f, V: k* H5.39.217.76Over the snow. The secret Strength of things
' o* @6 w4 C( r# v5.39.217.76Which governs thought, and to the infinite dome+ z; s, c( h& p0 g% |
Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee!
8 f  b. b! n$ J) Z% I: |& @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,
% b  ?, b% f7 @  z, `+ u9 @) q5.39.217.76If to the human mind's imaginings5.39.217.765 s% H7 [" z2 V+ }5 V! w
Silence and solitude were vacancy?