Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | From Witch of Atlas |
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) |
| | | .. THESE 1 were tame pleasures; she would often climb | |
| The steepest ladder of the crudded rack | |
| Up to some beakèd cape of cloud sublime, | |
| And like Arion on the dolphin’s back | |
| Ride singing through the shoreless air;—oft-time | 5 |
| Following the serpent lightning’s winding track, | |
| She ran upon the platforms of the wind, | |
| And laughed to hear the fire-balls roar behind … | |
| | | Note 1. Shelley. Witch of Atlas. St. lv. Strangely descriptive of the aeroplane in war. [back] | | |
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