Mont Blanc

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

(Lines written in the Vale of Chamouni)

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The everlasting universe of things
3 E1 \: x) L1 h& \/ b9 e4 R2 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFlows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. i9 z$ l1 e5 R( R6 q9 b
Now dark - now glittering - now reflecting gloom -tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 T- u% I: {* W  U+ [$ a2 ~
Now lending splendor, where from secret springs5.39.217.77:88980 l" N# f& L4 T; r0 @" L' W
The source of human thought its tribute brings' \; r. f. w) }7 ?& i' h1 a. X, _  g
Of waters, - with a sound but half its own,  D3 f! d' ~5 E' _! M$ m2 i* W
Such as a feeble brook will oft assume
! B6 B! }: i4 s2 ]% Y" m& Z! r9 lIn the wild woods, amon the mountains lone,
1 ~; o) ~7 D1 B) l公仔箱論壇Where waterfalls around it leap for ever,
( t- d, I$ v( _; ^Where woods and winds contend, and a vast river
& [, b% A% L- r$ O/ v6 F5.39.217.77:8898Over its rocks ceaselessly bursts and raves.

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Thus thou, Ravine of Arve - dark, deep Ravine-
6 I$ N+ n  o, M8 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThou many-colored, many voiced vale,8 `( t, k. x. U; Y; C  U0 C; z
Over whose pines, and crags, and caverns sail
! c7 N7 [" V, ?& B) O$ U: wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbFast cloud-shadows and sunbeams: awful scene,
- t& c$ V8 f7 W+ }$ E公仔箱論壇Where Power in likeness of the Arve comes down
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" f$ b; o, n7 E/ e公仔箱論壇Bursting through these dark mountains like the flametvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ e$ [  ?0 e# s! S
Of lightning through the tempest; -thou dost lie,
8 F  j7 R* h. m公仔箱論壇Thy giant brood of pines around thee clinging,
) p3 r: p5 s& etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChildren of elder time, in whose devotion公仔箱論壇5 b! ~$ p. n' r& p; m8 D! k5 n8 p) @
The chainless winds still come and ever cametvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; d1 L7 _3 R' J0 a* }
To drink their odors, and their mighty swinging
: ?! c9 Q& k$ O公仔箱論壇To hear - an old and solemn harmony;
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9 s/ A* ~" L6 }% \) W0 COf the ethereal waterfall, whose veilTVBNOW 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 h: \( V. L7 ?
Robes some unsculptured image; the strange sleep公仔箱論壇1 d" B1 b% W6 N/ c
Which when the voices of the desert fail
8 I7 [: W9 C$ W* ~& \% H0 TWraps all in its own deep eternity;-公仔箱論壇/ n* W  M7 D2 ]/ z# h
Thy caverns echoing to the Arve's commotion,) T1 Z1 i5 [: h: k8 ^, }
A loud, lone sound no other sound can tame;
7 R7 _' Y  i2 stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThou art pervaded with that ceaseless motion,公仔箱論壇) }$ }) T0 Q, \: h- u* w8 h
Thou art the path of that unresting sound-
* }2 H( m9 r+ w% z公仔箱論壇Dizzy Ravine! and when I gaze on thee, U0 T: S/ z. L1 K
I seem as in a trance sublime and strange5.39.217.77:88983 U3 P* _2 z6 g4 y9 _- L
To muse on my own separate fantasy,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: T6 n/ D8 b* ^3 t. {  V
My own, my human mind, which passively( D+ ]. q* Z! K1 }, \
Now renders and receives fast influencings,
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With the clear universe of things around;& N% `; p- n3 i6 R# e+ P1 e) ~
One legion of wild thoughts, whose wandering wingsTVBNOW 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。4 }4 C7 A2 `% E; V% a* D7 `8 f
Now float above thy darkness, and now resttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& g4 c4 f) R0 E+ m
Where that or thou art no unbidden guest,- t. u: z& U* N, ^
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Seeking among the shadows that pass by5.39.217.77:8898" K+ l# V& w9 d& u( ?
Ghosts of all things that are, some shade of thee,5.39.217.77:88988 U$ t& a. H5 d9 f
Some phantom, some faint image; till the breast公仔箱論壇7 O+ F! q2 b- X/ x- T+ f, ?
From which they fled recalls them, thou art there!

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Some say that gleams of a remoter world
9 c' _; {, \# g  s4 S公仔箱論壇Visit the soul in sleep,-that death is slumber,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。  @' U) O3 P- t
And that its shapes the busy thoughts outnumberTVBNOW 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。! k; A. B0 H% Q; b/ O
Of those who wake and live. -I look on high;: |3 _- w2 o0 M( T% ^/ |4 y9 M
Has some unknown omnipotence unfurled
& {2 ^5 c2 A) J+ J! x5.39.217.77:8898The veil of life and death? or do I lie5.39.217.77:8898  w: x& U" {, a9 K
In dream, and does the mightier world of sleep
8 r4 m2 B; }9 t$ \* p* @1 K% L公仔箱論壇Spread far and round and inaccessibly公仔箱論壇' K2 e" o& f1 C8 Q6 s
Its circles? For the very spirit fails,
0 S& }2 i% m( x) P, FDriven like a homeless cloud from steep to steep
6 E# w  J$ H+ ~( ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThat vanishes amon the viewless gales!tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# m2 s" _( J" M
Far, far above, piercing the infinite sky,
) B  l8 c! C: w) vMont Blanc appears,-still snowy and serene-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。9 C( A1 X2 R. S; d; n
Its subject mountains their unearthly forms
# l9 d5 |( ?% S4 V1 F: c3 M6 YPile around it, ice and rock; broad vales between公仔箱論壇: b/ Z1 R, f4 ~1 b; h: T1 s) k
Of frozen floods, unfathomable deeps,4 h: i; S0 v9 }  W! ]4 s7 U
Blue as the overhanging heaven, that spread5.39.217.77:8898( M. u% b+ i% x' v* F8 N+ ^) s  C
And wind among the accumulated steeps;; G- E2 z% h7 ~+ ?' _- e$ p
A desert peopled by the storms alone,
0 `# f# v) D( O0 Q9 r7 DSave when the eagle brings some hunter's bone,
2 \0 R7 o* }" _  ?5 y1 ?And the wolf tracks her there - how hideously- F& _& h8 ?1 }
Its shapes are heaped around! rude, bare, and high,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。/ T' D- U, W0 J6 M0 W
Ghastly, and scarred, and riven. -Is this the scene5.39.217.77:88985 `) s9 f$ v8 `& q
Where the old Earthquake-demon taught her youngtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* m, Z4 i2 t6 |  G- a
Ruin? Were these their toys? or did a seatvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( A' l4 ]2 L" @! `
Of fire envelop once this silent snow?
' r1 G! _4 D9 Z; [" y/ hNone can reply - all seems eternal now.
! e; m& L. p0 t2 v8 O4 P* K6 Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe wilderness has a mysterious tongue4 S1 \- {! \% Y
Which teaches awful doubt, or faith so mild,公仔箱論壇5 p1 ^5 b/ E" A, j: M
So solemn, so serene, that man may be,, [: t; M2 ]# r5 ?/ n
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Thou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repeal
1 h: y5 a7 v7 P. Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbLarge codes of fraud and woe; not understood
3 W9 O+ D$ f7 ?# J4 ?$ E! C5.39.217.77:8898By all, but which the wise, and great, and good5.39.217.77:88983 N* i# k' C3 G$ g
Interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.

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The fields, the lakes, the forests, and the streams,8 }$ M0 Q, n( }
Ocean, and all the living things that dwell$ V7 _& f! t/ F8 e/ E. f$ K
Within the daedal earth; lightning, and rain,
& |- X" |# x$ o2 j4 l7 j! EEarthquake, and fiery flood, and hurricane,5.39.217.77:8898! L# x3 U% D/ R; v0 C5 Z* |# k
The torpor of the year when feeble dreams  P6 {( l' Y3 }2 |$ M
Visit the hidden buds, or dreamless sleep
9 E/ Z1 K( Q8 I4 y) THolds every future leaf and flower; -the bound
* H$ ]# E* r7 U7 a2 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbWith which from that detested trance they leap;公仔箱論壇3 K  K3 m; G) e4 |( Y" d' T% r
The works and ways of man, their death and birth,
/ V, c- `9 d+ f) B5.39.217.77:8898And that of him, and all that his may be;
% G! D. j5 K; f# B% y/ _4 D/ Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAll things that move and breathe with toil and soundtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) p* |1 N6 G3 v+ P
Are born and die; revolve, subside, and swell.$ m4 p! W- v& [. L
Power dwells apart in its tranquility,
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And this, the naked countenance of earth,公仔箱論壇% b6 Q8 r. c& y, V
On which I gaze, even these primeval mountains
7 l4 V& x: E- V2 ]6 c# P& \" hTeach the adverting mind. The glaciers creep+ J: e& ?0 |6 r' h
Like snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,公仔箱論壇# p* k! S+ y" j5 v: W2 O8 d
Slow rolling on; there, many a precipice,
/ [! N& S* b4 g5.39.217.77:8898Frost and the Sun in scorn of mortal power
& |! e% t# I, R, C" Z6 e- 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。Have piled: dome, pyramid, and pinnacle,5.39.217.77:8898" ?2 O7 L3 R) d1 V' B
A city of death, distinct with many a towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  K. D# I4 Z7 Q. L2 T* k
And wall impregnable of beaming ice.5.39.217.77:8898  l$ J6 N$ u5 z: r/ z: z. y  d1 d
Yet not a city, but a flood of ruin
, R6 \4 k: F7 u- L, s: ZIs there, that from the boundaries of the sky
2 x5 A% K6 ?+ m$ JRolls its perpetual stream; vast pines are strewing5.39.217.77:8898/ ]' v! x- ?  |0 \; l+ K9 @: B
Its destined path, or in the mangled soil
9 E# k  o2 K2 b$ I. R- Q" I' ?" zBranchless and shattered stand; the rocks, drawn down
3 `- \3 B& E% u* k5.39.217.77:8898From yon remotest waste, have overthrown
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3 f& f- B8 p0 `$ j8 S& PTVBNOW 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。Never to be reclaimed. The dwelling-place公仔箱論壇4 x. e2 i! ^- h& D/ E) ^/ [
Of insects, beasts, and birds, becomes its spoil) D4 `) G  V; A( o3 |0 x
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。" g- q) U6 i. j$ a' G
So much of life and joy is lost. The racetvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) a8 |$ E2 ]  @  o; ]
Of man flies far in dread; his work and dwellingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 n/ s! V) L) Q9 `; f; T+ W  f; k
Vanish, like smoke before the tempest's stream,
8 q: f+ z# X6 V7 ~# Y5.39.217.77:8898And their place is not known. Below, vast caves4 K2 U3 |) i; p) N, `% C4 e0 B
Shine in the rushing torrents' restless gleam,
3 {1 g% s- N* S# ~0 `2 @5.39.217.77:8898Which from those secret chasms in tumult wellingTVBNOW 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。4 ]0 B( A1 V2 x: x. q
Meet in the vale, and one majestic River,
& z, z0 n1 v7 CThe breath and blood of distant lands , for ever
2 W7 j3 T9 R' z! G( n6 w3 eRolls its loud waters to the ocean-waves,
* q. I5 A- G0 m2 kBreathes its swift vapors to the circling air.

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Mont Blanc yet gleams on high:-the power is there,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ h; d7 m$ k- X
The still and solemn power of many sights,
( \4 v2 Q) x+ eTVBNOW 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。And many sounds, and much of life and death.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& c  u; }7 ~2 j! s# N/ ]0 R
In the calm darkness of the moonless nights,# \) t/ B+ }2 o, d0 D# ?( S+ e
In the lone glare of day, the snows descend公仔箱論壇9 o% i. h2 P6 R" B9 X8 Z; P4 P- U
Upon that mountain; none beholds them there,7 a' @  l1 P- u9 K
Nor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun,
: S# _! U* ?- X' F. J$ lOr the star-beams dart through them:-Winds contend
+ b1 H* `# G# O' oSilently there, and heap the snow with breath5.39.217.77:8898) ?( R+ Q; N& r0 W& D. Z9 v
Rapid and strong, but silently! Its home
5 C& b" ]5 W% c* r$ Y1 Z- I$ @公仔箱論壇The voiceless lightning in these solitudes5.39.217.77:8898! L' \9 M8 _0 c$ p: U; a6 k
Keeps innocently, and like vapor broods( w* R8 ]# E6 ]: [0 N: K; p3 x
Over the snow. The secret Strength of things公仔箱論壇! B5 B2 M! O- o2 g! |
Which governs thought, and to the infinite dome4 H  A+ Z/ R. J- \: J
Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee!) c' a9 \# w+ B5 T
And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,/ l# ?( Y) @) V/ ?7 O
If to the human mind's imaginings
5 p  W9 s) R$ y' j/ O. z& LSilence and solitude were vacancy?