Mont Blanc, France ~ 19P

Mont Blanc

by Percy Bysshe Shelley

(Lines written in the Vale of Chamouni)

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The everlasting universe of things
* k, m. R/ U& j6 {9 p$ V/ y& ^- pFlows through the mind, and rolls its rapid waves,
6 w6 v4 f  x) D' e2 y公仔箱論壇Now dark - now glittering - now reflecting gloom -公仔箱論壇  B- s, _3 t5 k  G1 a& I3 y+ F
Now lending splendor, where from secret springs
( z+ m9 o, `3 C7 @9 rThe source of human thought its tribute brings
, ?$ a6 @& w4 P2 Q公仔箱論壇Of waters, - with a sound but half its own,
7 S# r% v2 l/ z4 N0 b, Z6 v& G7 ESuch as a feeble brook will oft assume
0 _6 |9 Z0 k+ x7 O公仔箱論壇In the wild woods, amon the mountains lone,2 z0 ]9 y) Q4 }
Where waterfalls around it leap for ever,6 N6 X( N+ W: c+ q% X
Where woods and winds contend, and a vast river3 [9 a- f6 n/ U, W
Over its rocks ceaselessly bursts and raves.

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Thus thou, Ravine of Arve - dark, deep Ravine-
: C( _3 X% B5 n% m5 jwww2.tvboxnow.comThou many-colored, many voiced vale,
4 }& V. J1 v' \% m. vOver whose pines, and crags, and caverns sailTVBNOW 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。; Z4 _  c& G) e( n& n
Fast cloud-shadows and sunbeams: awful scene,
1 t( U5 ~9 y- s! O5 E" L8 j( I公仔箱論壇Where Power in likeness of the Arve comes down
" \: {) a4 h& WTVBNOW 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。From the ice-gulfs that gird his secret throne,- j8 k7 u5 C6 N0 y
Bursting through these dark mountains like the flame% T+ V8 \3 V$ |2 {
Of lightning through the tempest; -thou dost lie,
7 I0 I/ r: |: t% ]# b# r2 u公仔箱論壇Thy giant brood of pines around thee clinging,www2.tvboxnow.com( w0 r8 N, Z2 V6 k! _
Children of elder time, in whose devotionTVBNOW 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。+ R% C! b; B* |+ E
The chainless winds still come and ever came
0 a, n- N6 A3 W8 y; a/ L! x& E  wTo drink their odors, and their mighty swingingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. X. F4 d, m* e+ ]+ f4 ?$ o  h" F
To hear - an old and solemn harmony;tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% ~2 K' Y9 i. A$ _: j
Thine earthly rainbows stretched across the sweep
- K; t  y$ W% h6 Z5 f( hwww2.tvboxnow.comOf the ethereal waterfall, whose veilwww2.tvboxnow.com% k, j/ s$ j* y
Robes some unsculptured image; the strange sleep公仔箱論壇% m. \* l  c( E  N7 D( O
Which when the voices of the desert fail公仔箱論壇- o- d  [8 t! I
Wraps all in its own deep eternity;-% ^+ |; B  ~7 v. |1 G. W4 _
Thy caverns echoing to the Arve's commotion,
# F  R. S: \- v2 l& G' i' B# tA loud, lone sound no other sound can tame;
# L% H7 E( v0 W0 Q( R- \" gThou art pervaded with that ceaseless motion,公仔箱論壇, U8 i; v" p/ K- Q% p9 \5 G, v" z
Thou art the path of that unresting sound-1 S9 L4 @9 S% W) @& z# D9 Z
Dizzy Ravine! and when I gaze on theeTVBNOW 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。% I# s8 i) M. x2 H) ]" B
I seem as in a trance sublime and strange
2 t) S- J) A. Y4 JTo muse on my own separate fantasy,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) K  P1 I* s" ]: D3 j
My own, my human mind, which passively
, e; C# [1 Q1 c$ {& v. QNow renders and receives fast influencings,( q9 m! M# e: B. s$ R. w
Holding an unremitting interchangeTVBNOW 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。: i- v/ F' O$ W
With the clear universe of things around;' t! f! L5 ]8 w2 D4 ^6 w8 H
One legion of wild thoughts, whose wandering wings
7 V1 i4 U3 T3 FTVBNOW 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。Now float above thy darkness, and now rest+ |. Y* t+ K1 {& ?$ I
Where that or thou art no unbidden guest,% T6 X: W9 x; s  B- ]7 I8 o
In the still cave of the witch Poesy,公仔箱論壇( g+ Y+ ~' Z( I4 {4 l/ b1 K
Seeking among the shadows that pass by- j4 H. L4 ~4 t, j( d
Ghosts of all things that are, some shade of thee,
& [- Z2 b7 U9 n/ V! ^8 v: U! zwww2.tvboxnow.comSome phantom, some faint image; till the breast
$ F  |+ l" l) v  p4 u, q7 a6 ZTVBNOW 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。From which they fled recalls them, thou art there!

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Some say that gleams of a remoter world* Q$ E) n4 k4 T5 S
Visit the soul in sleep,-that death is slumber,! F$ b0 H4 M7 M9 R# Y4 }
And that its shapes the busy thoughts outnumber
0 [2 F5 z  H: v3 \* b/ Y2 dwww2.tvboxnow.comOf those who wake and live. -I look on high;
+ ^7 D* l" d# t( THas some unknown omnipotence unfurled
/ Q& ~- C% }7 s' [1 m( Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe veil of life and death? or do I liewww2.tvboxnow.com4 b  ^9 Z: i- I
In dream, and does the mightier world of sleeptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: y! k  u) S+ i/ K, d
Spread far and round and inaccessibly" F' U7 N' [( ^! e
Its circles? For the very spirit fails,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 s% q* J4 v, a1 K
Driven like a homeless cloud from steep to steep
+ h& \7 ?# e4 D; y/ `( K0 jThat vanishes amon the viewless gales!
( s" R4 S) [& ~; {# t公仔箱論壇Far, far above, piercing the infinite sky,
3 m4 P: d8 k4 T/ ]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。Mont Blanc appears,-still snowy and serene-
: x) z, `" i! c  ~tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIts subject mountains their unearthly forms公仔箱論壇9 R5 L. H& D. F( G: W* Q2 h0 C+ Q
Pile around it, ice and rock; broad vales between
! O3 {( X& M! GOf frozen floods, unfathomable deeps,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。" E+ H# U! Q! X- `' d5 R) g6 G6 O
Blue as the overhanging heaven, that spreadwww2.tvboxnow.com4 x) ?: I! C+ E: m. h/ s+ |7 }
And wind among the accumulated steeps;
* y& `8 |' a/ `) Q7 ~www2.tvboxnow.comA desert peopled by the storms alone,
7 ^+ Z9 W; x8 W, y/ m! ^4 A. ]& Q$ lwww2.tvboxnow.comSave when the eagle brings some hunter's bone,
0 P, o& F( H* K$ c1 t0 TAnd the wolf tracks her there - how hideously* s: E) w3 h( s) _  P% _* Q9 `
Its shapes are heaped around! rude, bare, and high,
; g+ y2 w& z9 I7 K/ p8 X. i: W4 b, _Ghastly, and scarred, and riven. -Is this the scene
: Q* G5 c) r5 B+ H; q& bTVBNOW 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。Where the old Earthquake-demon taught her young
, @0 v. U1 r- y% R! f( \5 _/ TTVBNOW 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。Ruin? Were these their toys? or did a sea
0 [, w- P# [( {, x( Z9 G4 e4 Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOf fire envelop once this silent snow?
, W  T2 n" ^- s7 p& V- I0 KNone can reply - all seems eternal now.
1 T+ t/ I( n5 m2 k$ r( 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。The wilderness has a mysterious tongue
! J+ A" @6 H# Y- r- N7 f: ^Which teaches awful doubt, or faith so mild,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。5 X/ w* L2 k- L: {( T# ~
So solemn, so serene, that man may be,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。- w) Q  ~$ f9 {3 y$ N" O- O
But for such faith, with nature reconciled;
% o" B$ L) P- f8 A7 |/ Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThou hast a voice, great Mountain, to repeal" R* }# U7 Y% c4 s
Large codes of fraud and woe; not understoodtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: A9 ~; j: G: S" n2 g. L. k$ ~
By all, but which the wise, and great, and good
- A$ ?8 D9 h6 F- _5 X. mTVBNOW 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。Interpret, or make felt, or deeply feel.

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The fields, the lakes, the forests, and the streams,
$ x9 y# n5 T* f公仔箱論壇Ocean, and all the living things that dwell3 d' v& s- ^- b& `- H- k/ Z
Within the daedal earth; lightning, and rain,
8 b( y1 k& X. c/ T& \- H: B+ CEarthquake, and fiery flood, and hurricane,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。7 @' m# I; P: M$ ~2 e- Q6 Y
The torpor of the year when feeble dreams
( k% V  K0 V2 [# }$ KVisit the hidden buds, or dreamless sleepwww2.tvboxnow.com- P. Y" s/ p( l3 b+ Y! J
Holds every future leaf and flower; -the boundwww2.tvboxnow.com, Y* X1 z* `9 i+ w  m2 P
With which from that detested trance they leap;
. v* _6 ]$ g8 a0 [/ Zwww2.tvboxnow.comThe works and ways of man, their death and birth,www2.tvboxnow.com  T& ?, _5 z1 K8 L6 n! v( p
And that of him, and all that his may be;公仔箱論壇) Q- W: ]5 t6 S1 [' Q/ a, p/ I
All things that move and breathe with toil and sound
4 x9 B+ v" ^) AAre born and die; revolve, subside, and swell.
; a; E5 e4 b! o6 MTVBNOW 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。Power dwells apart in its tranquility,7 J# z6 u4 {$ j9 S
Remote, serene, and inaccessible:
! H" i4 \$ V5 H5 `% t$ btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAnd this, the naked countenance of earth,公仔箱論壇% _' [' ]' H, n1 M! x+ w
On which I gaze, even these primeval mountains
0 n5 a2 J6 S! V; G  PTeach the adverting mind. The glaciers creep
- \9 d! b) }! J1 A- a  QLike snakes that watch their prey, from their far fountains,www2.tvboxnow.com3 M/ @3 `" t2 x3 {  ]# B' s
Slow rolling on; there, many a precipice,
2 {! [& |" `. ITVBNOW 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。Frost and the Sun in scorn of mortal powerwww2.tvboxnow.com. H, E0 T% X/ v' U0 j9 a
Have piled: dome, pyramid, and pinnacle,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ K; K/ [6 J/ {1 c3 x7 @$ k. {
A city of death, distinct with many a towertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 \" j( O/ J( @
And wall impregnable of beaming ice.
" {6 U" i$ z' l' [. s# ]# OTVBNOW 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。Yet not a city, but a flood of ruin
" |4 z* N0 i$ jIs there, that from the boundaries of the sky
$ X) i* M4 V% m! M8 W7 NRolls its perpetual stream; vast pines are strewing
2 ?) B1 W4 B& y. q: f& m9 O; Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIts destined path, or in the mangled soil
/ Z0 r+ r- {0 ]  b. Q' b6 ~公仔箱論壇Branchless and shattered stand; the rocks, drawn down公仔箱論壇, z9 p+ t" y& R/ L5 K
From yon remotest waste, have overthrown公仔箱論壇8 i1 e9 }3 m6 W8 c$ \: `
The limits of the dead and living world,
( t1 a1 i9 x1 X& t公仔箱論壇Never to be reclaimed. The dwelling-place8 j) e" k( r8 {) d$ }
Of insects, beasts, and birds, becomes its spoil
7 S. H& Z: U1 }; ZTVBNOW 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。Their food and their retreat for ever gone,3 N( h" O# E" }/ e0 h: ?) q
So much of life and joy is lost. The race. A* ~+ d! u$ F4 R! i9 x5 C
Of man flies far in dread; his work and dwelling
# L# \" v0 v3 @* q9 k) C# HVanish, like smoke before the tempest's stream,www2.tvboxnow.com% T; N1 \; Q' T3 l, \
And their place is not known. Below, vast caves
& r0 x0 I6 {) e, J6 ?4 Lwww2.tvboxnow.comShine in the rushing torrents' restless gleam,www2.tvboxnow.com; c+ C8 [6 j; X, U( z2 g% x
Which from those secret chasms in tumult wellingtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, u  z% w0 t" x" {' `+ x+ S
Meet in the vale, and one majestic River,
, V% |+ L: ?7 l# p9 YThe breath and blood of distant lands , for everwww2.tvboxnow.com- k; R) T+ B! N! N
Rolls its loud waters to the ocean-waves,tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( k- d4 a0 W0 X# x5 l! j6 i  r
Breathes its swift vapors to the circling air.

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Mont Blanc yet gleams on high:-the power is there,
$ M: H0 m# S' l8 U9 f; q7 A4 z) ^5 Itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe still and solemn power of many sights,www2.tvboxnow.com- L8 g* O. {, |/ d# j
And many sounds, and much of life and death.
! h' v: i' s1 ?, D* D. cIn the calm darkness of the moonless nights,
3 r+ E3 x# A7 F5 e* YIn the lone glare of day, the snows descend9 ?- c; j) O- g, o) `
Upon that mountain; none beholds them there,/ c" a. @- [) C: ?7 U5 d
Nor when the flakes burn in the sinking sun,
7 m7 y0 C) a: N3 E2 \2 p- \www2.tvboxnow.comOr the star-beams dart through them:-Winds contend
) W& k) ?0 V; f5 O7 B" a( U公仔箱論壇Silently there, and heap the snow with breath
+ `2 L* P9 M0 R, v- R+ ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRapid and strong, but silently! Its hometvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 S6 d& T' i6 I1 u& F# V+ s
The voiceless lightning in these solitudeswww2.tvboxnow.com/ n$ E1 H# }% I0 `9 g
Keeps innocently, and like vapor broods
' s( m7 {+ }& `* ], v, b$ ewww2.tvboxnow.comOver the snow. The secret Strength of things
( V) K4 O4 ]$ Q+ g+ RWhich governs thought, and to the infinite domewww2.tvboxnow.com4 u9 [, O( e5 `# d
Of Heaven is as a law, inhabits thee!公仔箱論壇9 f# n8 q% d+ J% `! Y( b% s! `
And what were thou, and earth, and stars, and sea,
* P0 d; l' o4 ?6 M( f4 K* [公仔箱論壇If to the human mind's imaginings
! v7 D; G6 G6 ]2 i6 W; }( `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbSilence and solitude were vacancy?