The poetical and dramatic works of S.T. Coleridge 3 vols, Volume 2 |
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... the mariner continueth his tale . The ship drawn by a storm toward the south pole . The land of ice , and of fearful sounds where no living thing was to be seen . Till a great sea - bird , called the Albatross THE ANCIENT MARINER . 3.
... the mariner continueth his tale . The ship drawn by a storm toward the south pole . The land of ice , and of fearful sounds where no living thing was to be seen . Till a great sea - bird , called the Albatross THE ANCIENT MARINER . 3.
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... sounds and seeth strange sights and commotions in the sky and the ele- ment . The silly buckets on the deck , That had ... sound it shook the sails , That were so thin and sere . The upper air burst into life ! And a hundred fire - flags ...
... sounds and seeth strange sights and commotions in the sky and the ele- ment . The silly buckets on the deck , That had ... sound it shook the sails , That were so thin and sere . The upper air burst into life ! And a hundred fire - flags ...
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... sounds rose slowly through their mouths , And from their bodies passed . Around , around , flew each sweet sound , Then darted to the Sun ; Slowly the sounds came back again , Now mixed , now one by one . Sometimes a - dropping from the ...
... sounds rose slowly through their mouths , And from their bodies passed . Around , around , flew each sweet sound , Then darted to the Sun ; Slowly the sounds came back again , Now mixed , now one by one . Sometimes a - dropping from the ...
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... sound nor motion made : Its path was not upon the sea , In ripple or in shade . It raised my hair , it fanned my cheek Like a meadow - gale of spring- It mingled strangely with my fears , Yet it felt like a welcoming . Swiftly , swiftly ...
... sound nor motion made : Its path was not upon the sea , In ripple or in shade . It raised my hair , it fanned my cheek Like a meadow - gale of spring- It mingled strangely with my fears , Yet it felt like a welcoming . Swiftly , swiftly ...
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... sound was heard . Under the water it rumbled on , Still louder and more dread : It reached the ship , it split the bay ; The ship went down like lead . Stunned by that loud and dreadful sound , Which sky and ocean smote , Like one that ...
... sound was heard . Under the water it rumbled on , Still louder and more dread : It reached the ship , it split the bay ; The ship went down like lead . Stunned by that loud and dreadful sound , Which sky and ocean smote , Like one that ...
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Page 18 - Is it he?" quoth one, "Is this the man? By him who died on cross, With his cruel bow he laid full low, The harmless Albatross. " The spirit who bideth by himself In the land of mist and snow, He loved the bird that loved the man Who shot him with his bow.
Page 11 - I fear thee, ancient Mariner ! I fear thy skinny hand ! And thou art long, and lank, and brown, As is the ribbed sea-sand. " I fear thee, and thy glittering eye, And thy skinny hand, so brown.
Page 24 - Upon the whirl, where sank the ship, The boat spun round and round; And all was still, save that the hill Was telling of the sound. I...
Page 12 - And the balls like pulses beat ; For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky Lay like a load on my weary eye, And the dead were at my feet. The cold sweat melted from their limbs, Nor rot nor reek did they : The look with which they looked on me Had never passed away. An orphan's curse would drag to hell A spirit from on high ; But oh ! more horrible than that Is the curse in a dead man's eye ! Seven days, seven nights, I saw that curse, And yet I could not die.
Page 14 - But with its sound it shook the sails, That were so thin and sere. The upper air burst into life; And a hundred fire-flags sheen ; To and fro they were hurried about! And to and fro, and in and out, The wan stars danced between.
Page 15 - They groaned, they stirred, they all uprose, Nor spake, nor moved their eyes; It had been strange, even in a dream, To have seen those dead men rise. The helmsman steered, the...
Page 13 - Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire: Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.
Page 20 - It raised my hair, it fanned my cheek Like a meadow-gale of spring — It mingled strangely with my fears, Yet it felt like a welcoming. 'Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship, Yet she sailed softly too: Sweetly, sweetly blew the breeze — On me alone it blew.
Page 22 - This seraph-band, each waved his hand, No voice did they impart—- No voice ; but oh ! the silence sank Like music on my heart.
Page 16 - ... twas like all instruments, Now like a lonely flute; And now it is an angel's song, That makes the heavens be mute. It ceased; yet still the sails made on A pleasant noise till noon, A noise like of a hidden brook In the leafy month of June, 370 That to the sleeping woods all night Singeth a quiet tune. Till noon we quietly sailed on, Yet never a breeze did breathe: Slowly and smoothly went the ship, Moved onward from beneath.