Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916. | | | | Death |
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) |
| | | THEY 1 die—the dead return not—Misery | |
| Sits near an open grave and calls them over, | |
| A Youth with hoary hair and haggard eye— | |
| They are the names of kindred, friend and lover, | |
| Which he so feebly calls—they all are gone— | 5 |
| Fond wretch, all dead! Those vacant names alone, | |
| This most familiar scene, my pain— | |
| These tombs—alone remain. | |
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| Misery, my sweetest friend—oh, weep no more! | |
| Thou wilt not be consoled—I wonder not! | 10 |
| For I have seen thee from thy dwelling’s door | |
| Watch the calm sunset with them, and this spot | |
| Was even as bright and calm, but transitory, | |
| And now thy hopes are gone, thy hair is hoary; | |
| This most familiar scene, my pain— | 15 |
| These tombs—alone remain. | |
| | | Note 1. Shelley. Death. From Poems written in 1817. [back] | | |
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