Adonais, Stanza XXX
Adonais, Stanza XXX
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Thus ceased she: and the Mountain Shepherds came,
Their garlands sere, their magic mantles rent.
The Pilgrim of Eternity, whose fame
Over his living head like heaven is bent,
An early but enduring monument,
Came, veiling all the lightnings of his song
In sorrow. From her wilds Ierne sent
The sweetest lyrist of her saddest wrong,
And love taught grief to fall like music from his tongue.
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Complete stanza text. Source edition: Project Gutenberg #10119.
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