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
, |9 z+ ?2 G. l* N公仔箱論壇Flows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves,. {' Z5 ?0 t1 A/ F' Y' T/ Z6 l
Now dark - now glittering - now reflecting gloom -tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ~# Q5 t8 o5 N5 x) M/ A2 r
Now lending splendor, where from secret springs
( q" u: d$ o/ h公仔箱論壇The source of human thought its tribute brings8 I* g; J5 T9 T+ Z' ^
Of waters, - with a sound but half its own,
3 H+ E" ]0 n& t- [& @) S; ?7 `# tSuch as a feeble brook will oft assume
4 P2 d. X3 I: x4 f7 D/ v公仔箱論壇In the wild woods, amon the mountains lone,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" O' l, ^& l" S0 j! a) f9 Z
Where waterfalls around it leap for ever,7 }2 a4 @2 f" {
Where woods and winds contend, and a vast river
8 h' D9 b- ?/ l8 a* |) jOver its rocks ceaselessly bursts and raves.

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Thus thou, Ravine of Arve - dark, deep Ravine-
% u- Z  Y$ b0 ?+ `8 M# W4 i公仔箱論壇Thou many-colored, many voiced vale,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; }! _9 l- r* l
Over whose pines, and crags, and caverns sailtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# [1 {) @- @0 W8 C4 N4 H: _
Fast cloud-shadows and sunbeams: awful scene,
  r7 I0 a. |! Z; M  i: Z公仔箱論壇Where Power in likeness of the Arve comes down) }" m, d$ g, @7 @) {( ~7 B
From the ice-gulfs that gird his secret throne,
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Of lightning through the tempest; -thou dost lie,
. n6 a1 b* t: E+ ?9 y) d( C公仔箱論壇Thy giant brood of pines around thee clinging,3 E" q- Z0 p% S4 R: V
Children of elder time, in whose devotiontvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 r& a: m# f: h" ?* L
The chainless winds still come and ever cameTVBNOW 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 ?" w/ o/ q# m
To drink their odors, and their mighty swinging
4 x/ a/ p& E9 B5 M( uTVBNOW 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。To hear - an old and solemn harmony;
# z" l6 T) N- hThine earthly rainbows stretched across the sweep
4 i: y. `1 k* h4 QOf the ethereal waterfall, whose veil
& }4 ?' F: J9 E: iRobes some unsculptured image; the strange sleep公仔箱論壇  H3 L. J* n- C! H" w" |; B
Which when the voices of the desert fail7 i( G' w5 C  y# H; F* M
Wraps all in its own deep eternity;-
3 o" f3 D$ I, M. ~6 |公仔箱論壇Thy caverns echoing to the Arve's commotion,
7 ]- t; e0 `' X, e5 z5 ~. Q" yA loud, lone sound no other sound can tame;+ F3 U. [$ K" K# R" w; V
Thou art pervaded with that ceaseless motion,# c7 g; y& ^1 t4 |  Z
Thou art the path of that unresting sound-
# P; F8 Z7 f$ i0 vDizzy Ravine! and when I gaze on thee公仔箱論壇) x3 G$ y& E+ }) N& I% V. r" A2 c
I seem as in a trance sublime and strange" m' Q" z( h! x2 R% V3 r
To muse on my own separate fantasy,公仔箱論壇) j& S% X' l9 V7 ]/ {6 C4 l
My own, my human mind, which passively5.39.217.76; p+ a) S/ j  G" h
Now renders and receives fast influencings,
/ b5 Q5 ^  r$ t' J& A, i) {% H! IHolding an unremitting interchange
  I, k/ p5 f: u0 J  J; r0 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWith the clear universe of things around;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" b9 k2 N( a; z: _8 G
One legion of wild thoughts, whose wandering wings公仔箱論壇3 Z" H. m3 H! I  U
Now float above thy darkness, and now rest5.39.217.76/ F  Z% g, Z) x; o
Where that or thou art no unbidden guest,
* t" n1 I$ t) i1 q* F! Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn the still cave of the witch Poesy,
, X3 X6 Q- z% }Seeking among the shadows that pass by5.39.217.76) ^1 B. I; s1 K
Ghosts of all things that are, some shade of thee,
% r0 I9 C' j# \) n5.39.217.76Some phantom, some faint image; till the breast# U0 W) l1 o' R/ s+ y
From which they fled recalls them, thou art there!

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Some say that gleams of a remoter world
; q, k* W/ _% }公仔箱論壇Visit the soul in sleep,-that death is slumber,
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, y0 i$ v8 W' U/ t1 K公仔箱論壇Of those who wake and live. -I look on high;
0 v, k  |- o6 a- n" D8 v  otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHas some unknown omnipotence unfurled
0 r5 i7 v' w7 f2 BThe veil of life and death? or do I lie
1 ^& P* Q9 o3 x( K( h6 y% D2 [+ V5.39.217.76In dream, and does the mightier world of sleep* w( h7 ?$ g/ y7 J7 t: u. q
Spread far and round and inaccessiblyTVBNOW 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。3 ]1 A6 j/ m' {  {2 p
Its circles? For the very spirit fails,' H4 W5 S& L2 h
Driven like a homeless cloud from steep to steep
/ t2 K+ H8 ~% C( iThat vanishes amon the viewless gales!5.39.217.767 p8 N: }& p: q
Far, far above, piercing the infinite sky,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 K) U, T! \3 V0 W9 {
Mont Blanc appears,-still snowy and serene-
: N4 ?1 D. A( i1 n# s- y5.39.217.76Its subject mountains their unearthly formstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ ?8 Z% P3 @: @+ R
Pile around it, ice and rock; broad vales between公仔箱論壇* Y. W/ l% a; u* Y
Of frozen floods, unfathomable deeps,
" X- p5 H+ H5 H7 M$ ]. \4 kTVBNOW 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。Blue as the overhanging heaven, that spread
. \- j' S, u+ F" Z) k; Z! w公仔箱論壇And wind among the accumulated steeps;
1 L3 u4 x! o1 n; L公仔箱論壇A desert peopled by the storms alone,
. `+ f) x# S, V2 ~8 T5.39.217.76Save when the eagle brings some hunter's bone,4 Z9 X0 R2 u; X+ g. `+ t* k
And the wolf tracks her there - how hideously
: E: c/ f/ e( G+ ]2 X, ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIts shapes are heaped around! rude, bare, and high,
0 W0 V/ I6 p1 A  U& nGhastly, and scarred, and riven. -Is this the scene
2 |: ?& w, T8 A& D& r" Y1 q) u0 dWhere the old Earthquake-demon taught her young
6 {# Y* {- z5 _- w0 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRuin? Were these their toys? or did a sea! o+ p; J3 C, l7 ]
Of fire envelop once this silent snow?
4 ~3 Y0 {' c) y公仔箱論壇None can reply - all seems eternal now.
( z% r# A- k% v4 Z  ^公仔箱論壇The wilderness has a mysterious tongue公仔箱論壇: \, D' G  d# I0 n5 Y% w3 M: {$ m) Q
Which teaches awful doubt, or faith so mild,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。; v$ l% q! r( C$ R2 i. u" u4 v
So solemn, so serene, that man may be,: Z5 h& k" L& }
But for such faith, with nature reconciled;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 v, _% \. u+ ~0 U3 a# b, n
Thou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repeal
1 l$ ~/ k. F! k, o7 w公仔箱論壇Large codes of fraud and woe; not understood
5 P: E& M/ {2 M* z4 [% p! `( ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBy all, but which the wise, and great, and good
% O! Q  z) a1 L6 P+ b8 A7 UInterpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.

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The fields, the lakes, the forests, and the streams,( A# Z; I1 _  W0 _
Ocean, and all the living things that dwell% X# {: |+ m; F/ Y
Within the daedal earth; lightning, and rain,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。) Q6 k. j; V/ S' K) d& \! X% k5 J
Earthquake, and fiery flood, and hurricane,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ p: j0 I' }5 \* _1 K  `4 t2 Z
The torpor of the year when feeble dreams' u) Z6 m2 H& r: T/ V9 }
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。* c6 F4 `" K, }: T) v
Holds every future leaf and flower; -the boundtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  E: R; Z! f0 u
With which from that detested trance they leap;
# _$ H7 r. ?' m- `- F公仔箱論壇The works and ways of man, their death and birth,5.39.217.76; E( W, h. f" A+ e/ u
And that of him, and all that his may be;( |4 J! ?7 m2 l1 P4 W& T
All things that move and breathe with toil and soundTVBNOW 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。0 ^) l. y2 j5 p" I9 ~, h8 [. |. L
Are born and die; revolve, subside, and swell.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。8 X& N& s- ~# A+ G3 p+ l
Power dwells apart in its tranquility,
& q. m) ]. e; w& DRemote, serene, and inaccessible:
# C0 B' s0 a, }8 u5 m" l) \And this, the naked countenance of earth,5.39.217.76; x* \) p' D# `
On which I gaze, even these primeval mountains8 L+ [; C. @* H& Q( H: d
Teach the adverting mind. The glaciers creepTVBNOW 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。( z& T" F& n- z; R& L& e, A7 h, z3 D
Like snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,5.39.217.76* t! X7 d: H$ X" b0 L  r  O) Z
Slow rolling on; there, many a precipice,
, m4 T$ a4 i) D5.39.217.76Frost and the Sun in scorn of mortal power5.39.217.76% J" d1 I$ W# K  H% T+ I& z# E
Have piled: dome, pyramid, and pinnacle,
+ O+ I6 ^( j* R8 Y; A/ @公仔箱論壇A city of death, distinct with many a tower
% t3 y$ J3 f% L! P/ Y+ q4 B5 k公仔箱論壇And wall impregnable of beaming ice./ `; d' A- Z2 y' r! \
Yet not a city, but a flood of ruin
* D3 `3 D. y4 \tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIs there, that from the boundaries of the sky* h" x% Z& l1 U" o, \& t6 i
Rolls its perpetual stream; vast pines are strewing5.39.217.76, |* J! y! Q; I" [* G5 u3 q6 k. h
Its destined path, or in the mangled soil
' h* u* K$ L8 j) r8 Ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBranchless and shattered stand; the rocks, drawn downtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( h1 I' r+ a3 T1 g+ p
From yon remotest waste, have overthrown
8 h4 G% f" ^  Y8 }5 \/ w5.39.217.76The limits of the dead and living world,- l% r  s" X; h2 \5 ^: [
Never to be reclaimed. The dwelling-place
" y# W8 Z3 {1 b& t: r2 s# [公仔箱論壇Of insects, beasts, and birds, becomes its spoil公仔箱論壇2 f8 ^' Y- g' g& Y# j
Their 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。; Z, A; I) _+ h  T" I: X  s6 |
So much of life and joy is lost. The race
0 J* t  ]5 k$ O  A5.39.217.76Of man flies far in dread; his work and dwelling9 e3 u2 t# b' |0 T: p
Vanish, like smoke before the tempest's stream,; J5 N" ]+ y/ d- u/ q  O5 y
And their place is not known. Below, vast caves6 F7 ^1 H" G/ [. d8 o2 n6 G
Shine in the rushing torrents' restless gleam,/ ?0 n" f& g6 H9 v8 b- R- i1 x' M
Which from those secret chasms in tumult welling
0 F# p$ i$ i1 f) t4 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMeet in the vale, and one majestic River,
1 _+ J; D" i% b" z% ?3 D8 C公仔箱論壇The breath and blood of distant lands , for ever
3 e3 L" M+ T; Q& gRolls its loud waters to the ocean-waves,公仔箱論壇9 D$ x! O4 J9 I/ o9 p) t
Breathes its swift vapors to the circling air.

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Mont Blanc yet gleams on high:-the power is there,
( N3 _7 x- E7 I" I+ W( l$ m( Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe still and solemn power of many sights,
6 ^$ M! W, \. F. N- ^3 r; o7 X8 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd many sounds, and much of life and death., h, S7 p0 K* B  S; X5 J  i
In the calm darkness of the moonless nights,
/ h( Z: v* s" R4 O0 y公仔箱論壇In the lone glare of day, the snows descend
; M, q, e) N* D0 [. _9 J1 ~1 f5.39.217.76Upon that mountain; none beholds them there,
; W4 q# b" \3 V7 Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbNor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun,公仔箱論壇& ~0 m3 K; H& I' H
Or the star-beams dart through them:-Winds contend. v$ l. y) p+ r- B+ X2 A
Silently there, and heap the snow with breathTVBNOW 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。) Z4 `. y& P) ?: y# _
Rapid and strong, but silently! Its home公仔箱論壇  d) R. g, Q# T+ y# |6 P
The voiceless lightning in these solitudesTVBNOW 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。6 u" w+ D5 i) R3 X  g  B
Keeps innocently, and like vapor broods公仔箱論壇6 n3 M$ ?# P: ?' o
Over the snow. The secret Strength of things
* B+ L! A# s( g$ _1 ]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。Which governs thought, and to the infinite dome
  E# k3 X- b& s7 y9 oOf Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee!" }6 D' x# b9 H4 W; `7 x
And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,
; M. I! S; v$ p* P% |公仔箱論壇If to the human mind's imaginings( b" o  S+ u) E/ I% r, r
Silence and solitude were vacancy?