Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). A Lament. Robert Bridges, ed. 1916. The Spirit of Man: An Anthology

Robert Bridges, ed. (1844–1930). The Spirit of Man: An Anthology. 1916.

A Lament

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)


O WORLD! 1 O life! O time!
On whose last steps I climb,
Trembling at that where I had stood before;
When will return the glory of your prime?
No more—Oh, never more!	5

Out of the day and night
A joy has taken flight;
Fresh spring and summer and winter hoar
Move my faint heart with grief, but with delight
No more—Oh, never more!	10

Note 1. Shelley. A Lament. [back]