A Study of Shelley's Prometheus Unbound (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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There was the Heaven and Earth at first, And Light and Love then Saturn, from whose throne Time fell, an envious shadow. Such the state Of the earth's primal spirits beneath his sway As the calm joy of flowers and living leaves Before the wind or sun has withered them, And semivital worms. But he refused The birthright of their being, knowledge, power, The skill which wields the elements, the thought Which pierces this dim universe like light, Self-empire, and the majesty of love For thirst of which they fainted. Then Prometheus Gave wisdom, which is strength, to Jupiter, And, with this law alone Let man be free,' Clothed him with the dominion of wide Heaven.
To know nor faith nor love nor law, to be Omnipotent but friendless, is to reign.
And Jove now reigned for on the race of Man First famine, and then toil, and then disease, Strife, wounds, and ghastly death unseen before, Fell and the unseasonable seasons drove.
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There was the Heaven and Earth at first, And Light and Love then Saturn, from whose throne Time fell, an envious shadow. Such the state Of the earth's primal spirits beneath his sway As the calm joy of flowers and living leaves Before the wind or sun has withered them, And semivital worms. But he refused The birthright of their being, knowledge, power, The skill which wields the elements, the thought Which pierces this dim universe like light, Self-empire, and the majesty of love For thirst of which they fainted. Then Prometheus Gave wisdom, which is strength, to Jupiter, And, with this law alone Let man be free,' Clothed him with the dominion of wide Heaven.
To know nor faith nor love nor law, to be Omnipotent but friendless, is to reign.
And Jove now reigned for on the race of Man First famine, and then toil, and then disease, Strife, wounds, and ghastly death unseen before, Fell and the unseasonable seasons drove.
About the Publisher
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2018
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- ISBN 13 9781331075868
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- Number of pages37
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