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
' R5 h3 r8 k# r4 t4 Pwww3.tvboxnow.comFlows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves,
7 X' T2 A/ v1 z0 _  D: {8 cNow dark - now glittering - now reflecting gloom -3 l$ o( [- L6 q8 M. K! ]3 X7 y, b
Now lending splendor, where from secret springs
, v/ m: R5 R/ f+ Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe source of human thought its tribute bringswww3.tvboxnow.com! w2 w2 r3 E4 Q8 B; i
Of waters, - with a sound but half its own,1 @1 c3 h8 H/ i: Y+ f
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In the wild woods, amon the mountains lone,
* x& C+ \0 l/ Q* E公仔箱論壇Where waterfalls around it leap for ever,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 ?) Z, R  t' ^1 T
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Over its rocks ceaselessly bursts and raves.

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Thus thou, Ravine of Arve - dark, deep Ravine-
+ G5 \* [8 A! C0 T( w: _# SThou many-colored, many voiced vale,3 L& _& X1 d1 E; w6 W# Y
Over whose pines, and crags, and caverns sail公仔箱論壇6 N+ [0 u( H4 I- D
Fast cloud-shadows and sunbeams: awful scene,公仔箱論壇& y$ {/ @/ }% t! z, q! M
Where Power in likeness of the Arve comes down
( n5 F& Y6 n4 Q& n1 F- F# BFrom the ice-gulfs that gird his secret throne,
( \# R+ `' F3 k( H/ twww3.tvboxnow.comBursting through these dark mountains like the flame, x+ J2 ^- j- C
Of lightning through the tempest; -thou dost lie,www3.tvboxnow.com( W* g8 t" ]+ B) g
Thy giant brood of pines around thee clinging,
0 ]# h) B. N+ p1 fwww3.tvboxnow.comChildren of elder time, in whose devotion
8 Q$ R8 j9 g' j+ [; b! F3 f3 w公仔箱論壇The chainless winds still come and ever came
; g( z8 W! H( z9 C) W: Y8 f4 b0 ]0 n公仔箱論壇To drink their odors, and their mighty swinging
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7 f5 w( O- H. @8 ~! _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThine earthly rainbows stretched across the sweep
) z# l; o+ b, Z. r* tOf the ethereal waterfall, whose veil
4 J+ q. c5 y1 i; y  D6 M9 ~) m  VRobes some unsculptured image; the strange sleep  @) H2 c$ Q+ ~$ J
Which when the voices of the desert fail
  P2 |4 o  b' O9 r2 ewww3.tvboxnow.comWraps all in its own deep eternity;-
4 p1 a3 d: Z8 Bwww3.tvboxnow.comThy caverns echoing to the Arve's commotion,
! M, i( ]4 ]6 jwww3.tvboxnow.comA loud, lone sound no other sound can tame;3 }, r9 _3 A$ H# L7 H2 B6 n
Thou art pervaded with that ceaseless motion,
2 Q6 w& a- Q7 ]8 i, N1 p0 tThou art the path of that unresting sound-www3.tvboxnow.com6 q# ?/ g% p2 _0 y+ ?3 b9 `9 E8 P
Dizzy Ravine! and when I gaze on thee
% ^/ m% z. b" M6 oI seem as in a trance sublime and strange
9 C2 {5 ]# j( k0 H公仔箱論壇To muse on my own separate fantasy,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! n9 h2 I3 V7 e8 `3 y
My own, my human mind, which passively
5 j$ o" H) Z/ ], A& hNow renders and receives fast influencings,8 b8 O0 f4 ]0 k! j: B% T1 O0 v+ W
Holding an unremitting interchange
& D0 d8 {1 R% p* V2 T1 L0 T. cWith the clear universe of things around;, I) c% H' w) d2 A% i1 \0 y: _: c/ `
One legion of wild thoughts, whose wandering wings
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Where that or thou art no unbidden guest,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。% i& F, F. p5 Y) f# @
In the still cave of the witch Poesy,2 J" x3 x' |; w5 e' s
Seeking among the shadows that pass by- [6 Y+ \; `, J4 }( Y8 U; G
Ghosts of all things that are, some shade of thee,
2 _, W; ]+ m: m/ W7 I# `; ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSome phantom, some faint image; till the breastTVBNOW 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。. J$ A' J3 A! n0 F" r/ `
From which they fled recalls them, thou art there!

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Some say that gleams of a remoter world
3 T+ Y1 Y$ x8 ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbVisit the soul in sleep,-that death is slumber,公仔箱論壇4 e. R! I$ j% j% c$ c
And that its shapes the busy thoughts outnumber% O/ U4 B; d# n4 u( }' t9 ?) C
Of those who wake and live. -I look on high;4 n- T( U6 b/ r1 U) }0 A  [
Has some unknown omnipotence unfurledwww3.tvboxnow.com1 Y% _3 C; Y# X) ~
The veil of life and death? or do I lie
! `8 G4 I8 \% e# i# J7 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn dream, and does the mightier world of sleep
7 W) g4 c; G; l7 L% g/ eSpread far and round and inaccessibly
5 n% W2 t9 ]( \$ F! c, A公仔箱論壇Its circles? For the very spirit fails,
6 E/ J  A" i3 D0 N/ t6 m; o公仔箱論壇Driven like a homeless cloud from steep to steep
3 V/ G( |% v2 i9 j5 Z$ ?That vanishes amon the viewless gales!
- f& K2 J1 t  x' vwww3.tvboxnow.comFar, far above, piercing the infinite sky,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。1 ?% {8 e& F" @# ~. Y+ v& {9 W1 h
Mont Blanc appears,-still snowy and serene-
0 f  B2 O' |% u4 }+ @8 o4 owww3.tvboxnow.comIts subject mountains their unearthly forms
; O! ]  W; a$ Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPile 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。$ d8 R. O: t1 ^' e: ~- e- t5 z; N
Of frozen floods, unfathomable deeps,公仔箱論壇3 K- E. T( h5 j7 q! S4 t% e* i
Blue as the overhanging heaven, that spread
6 K3 ?4 W% f4 s8 SAnd wind among the accumulated steeps;
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Save when the eagle brings some hunter's bone,公仔箱論壇6 X+ `8 r0 u' p9 V- _
And the wolf tracks her there - how hideously
. b& W5 F7 \6 m4 E' c: X/ b公仔箱論壇Its shapes are heaped around! rude, bare, and high,
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Where the old Earthquake-demon taught her young
. }4 K" V  o6 _: k公仔箱論壇Ruin? Were these their toys? or did a sea公仔箱論壇  z% Z& e( h) `7 C/ N+ x; I) S/ W
Of fire envelop once this silent snow?公仔箱論壇9 a1 j# g  h1 r, N6 i2 m$ n
None can reply - all seems eternal now.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。+ C4 E- w4 S" p+ F
The wilderness has a mysterious tongue' C5 k& M9 |- |( o, K6 A8 x& f2 E& h
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So solemn, so serene, that man may be,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 j( X! h' l" R6 q( L- B9 f
But for such faith, with nature reconciled;
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Large codes of fraud and woe; not understood
0 u- N! P8 x! P3 M( Z( x+ j: j公仔箱論壇By all, but which the wise, and great, and good公仔箱論壇# V: W8 y/ Z6 b- g* Y
Interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.

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The fields, the lakes, the forests, and the streams,www3.tvboxnow.com* k# i  o) i7 P+ ]: C4 f6 [# j
Ocean, and all the living things that dwell
$ v9 I, L& d( K( e. \. w& s3 wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWithin the daedal earth; lightning, and rain,
; I. M8 w5 `9 l* B  `' bEarthquake, and fiery flood, and hurricane,
6 V7 W/ O$ ~# g+ \8 D9 fThe torpor of the year when feeble dreams+ S, z$ Z: ]' d/ D5 ?7 ]4 T
Visit the hidden buds, or dreamless sleep
/ |' `2 f2 N% p8 t9 Q) wwww3.tvboxnow.comHolds every future leaf and flower; -the bound
/ s% H+ n$ O, }0 p; UWith which from that detested trance they leap;
& }; O" R2 C: F* J9 DThe works and ways of man, their death and birth,
$ T& U( r3 f( L  ?! Wwww3.tvboxnow.comAnd that of him, and all that his may be;
2 }' m8 Z3 d* X7 C8 K2 u) Ewww3.tvboxnow.comAll things that move and breathe with toil and sound
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Power dwells apart in its tranquility,www3.tvboxnow.com9 n4 P* \# i/ A! T! \4 n
Remote, serene, and inaccessible:公仔箱論壇0 c# `$ Y' x9 a& _
And this, the naked countenance of earth,+ \& ^  @: U# O
On which I gaze, even these primeval mountainsTVBNOW 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 m; x5 a. k  M# s+ \: V# O4 S
Teach the adverting mind. The glaciers creep
( T7 t, w5 \! p" r  ]www3.tvboxnow.comLike snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,4 j5 q. T2 K2 \' C3 F; F
Slow rolling on; there, many a precipice,3 e$ H  |5 P/ d% p
Frost and the Sun in scorn of mortal powerwww3.tvboxnow.com! d0 s6 T  B% x3 F
Have piled: dome, pyramid, and pinnacle,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。1 F; F2 v( T9 z: Q+ U8 g. e
A city of death, distinct with many a tower
5 S6 g! o1 K! B) R公仔箱論壇And wall impregnable of beaming ice.
( k; E1 E, s0 q5 M  Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbYet not a city, but a flood of ruin
0 U: B0 [0 J3 j( {: _Is there, that from the boundaries of the sky
3 o# r& F8 H" `: bwww3.tvboxnow.comRolls its perpetual stream; vast pines are strewing& w2 f7 N. w! P4 _: n7 w
Its destined path, or in the mangled soil
: T9 C) m5 c1 ~8 F& C4 ?, U* @Branchless and shattered stand; the rocks, drawn downwww3.tvboxnow.com* _4 t9 C, l$ U/ t- P- D* O1 T
From yon remotest waste, have overthrown
0 Q# J* u" }. {0 V" i8 ^The limits of the dead and living world,
: _0 x, g3 W9 rNever to be reclaimed. The dwelling-place公仔箱論壇' O/ D, N- a" A" o
Of insects, beasts, and birds, becomes its spoil" A7 V) a* O' [( D3 c9 c
Their food and their retreat for ever gone,
6 V+ k. T% ?6 x$ r0 q: \* }. q公仔箱論壇So much of life and joy is lost. The race
7 C: t9 b: R# W/ u# X; |) `0 dtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOf man flies far in dread; his work and dwelling* L$ m7 x+ H8 h- t* f
Vanish, like smoke before the tempest's stream,3 ^2 ?5 M6 e( Q6 G' h9 T
And their place is not known. Below, vast caves
) B" P9 O* L. O/ I5 c( l+ [- X, PShine in the rushing torrents' restless gleam,0 V% e7 i" i" K
Which from those secret chasms in tumult welling; J+ p+ r0 [( X: @4 K
Meet in the vale, and one majestic River,公仔箱論壇& D/ h4 n( N- `- Y  Q( a
The breath and blood of distant lands , for everwww3.tvboxnow.com9 H1 x) W! S, s0 ^/ n
Rolls its loud waters to the ocean-waves,
# P1 h8 F; h" z9 }www3.tvboxnow.comBreathes its swift vapors to the circling air.

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Mont Blanc yet gleams on high:-the power is there,% A9 z, I2 H  ]) `) `2 V
The still and solemn power of many sights,
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9 a  o8 y4 P7 C# u3 |In the calm darkness of the moonless nights,公仔箱論壇* s$ _/ J+ ~* j
In the lone glare of day, the snows descend公仔箱論壇4 ~$ l: N* i7 J0 B
Upon that mountain; none beholds them there,公仔箱論壇3 g, o6 ~6 U: {2 r* I
Nor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun,
- v( h7 y, v  _9 H( n+ n$ k$ F公仔箱論壇Or the star-beams dart through them:-Winds contendtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 \( Y8 j* P( L
Silently there, and heap the snow with breath* ?0 [6 m- G" s3 n
Rapid and strong, but silently! Its home公仔箱論壇: S9 Y+ o" |$ _1 h
The voiceless lightning in these solitudes
. r/ [4 D: o! w& @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。Keeps innocently, and like vapor broods
8 A) |, X# D% ?" l4 rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOver the snow. The secret Strength of things
0 h4 R! V* }* C# p9 F- KWhich governs thought, and to the infinite domeTVBNOW 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" o' i* V$ w6 L/ V
Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee!3 i. l( r* V( F3 ~3 p
And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,
5 W- |, X1 C% j0 pIf to the human mind's imaginings/ [; g6 B/ D: I, q) L4 ]5 `  O
Silence and solitude were vacancy?