 Why didst thou leave the trodden paths of men Too soon, and with weak hands though mighty heart Dare the unpastured dragon in his den?  Adonais - Page 82by Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1891 - 154 pagesFull view - About this book
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...unpastured dragon in his den, Defenceless as thou wert, oh ! where was then Wisdom the mirror'd shiolJ, or scorn the spear ? Or hadst thou waited the full cycle when Thy spirit should have fill'd its cresent sphere, The monsters of life's waste had fled from thee like deer. ****** Nor let... | |
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...den ? Defenceless as thou wert, oh ! where was then Wisdom the mirror'd shield, or scorn the spear T Or hadst thou waited the full cycle, when Thy spirit...monsters of life's waste had fled from thee like deer. " The herded wolves, bold only to pursue ; The obscene ravens, clamorous o'er the dead ; The vultures,... | |
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...depart ! XXVII. Dare the unpastured dragon in his den ? Defenceless as thou wert, oh ! where was then Wisdom the mirrored shield, or scorn the spear ? Or...monsters of life's waste had fled from thee like deer. X XXVIII. " The herded wolves, bold only to pursue ; The obscene ravens, clamorous o'er the dead ;... | |
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...Defenceless as thou wert, oh I where wiis then Wisdom the mirror'd shield, or scorn the spear? Or hadst tliou waited the full cycle, when Thy spirit should have...crescent sphere, The monsters of life's waste had tied from thee like deer. xx vm. " The herded wolves, bold only to pursoe ; The obscene ravens, clamorous... | |
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