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1 | 1 | An Idea, a Form, a Being | An Idea, a Form, a Being |
2 | 2 | Parted from the azure and fallen | Parted from the azure and fallen |
3 | 3 | Into a muddy, leaden Styx | Into a muddy, leaden Styx |
4 | 4 | Where no eye of Heaven penetrates; | Where no eye of Heaven penetrates; |
5 | 5 | ||
6 | 6 | An Angel, an unwary traveller | An Angel, an unwary traveller |
7 | 7 | Drawn by a fascination with the | Drawn by a fascination with the grotesque, |
8 | 8 | Thrashing about like a swimmer | Thrashing about like a swimmer |
9 | 9 | In the deep throes of a vast nightmare, | In the deep throes of a vast nightmare, |
10 | 10 | ||
11 | 11 | And struggling, in deathly anguish, | And struggling, in deathly anguish, |
12 | 12 | Against a gigantic | Against the force of a gigantic mælstrom |
13 | 13 | Which carries on sing | Which carries on hissing like a madman |
14 | 14 | And | And swirling about in the gloom; |
15 | 15 | ||
16 | 16 | A poor wretch under the evil eye | A poor wretch under the evil eye |
17 | 17 | | Groping around in desperation |
18 | 18 | | To escape from a place crawling with serpents, |
19 | 19 | Searching in vain for the light and the key | Searching in vain for the light and the key; |
20 | 20 | ||
21 | 21 | A condemned man without a lamp making his way down | A condemned man without a lamp making his way down |
22 | 22 | A | Along the edge of an abyss whose choking stench |
23 | 23 | Betrays | Betrays the dank depth, |
24 | 24 | | Of its unending banisterless stairways, |
25 | 25 | ||
26 | 26 | Where slimy monsters keep watch, | Where slimy monsters keep watch, |
27 | 27 | Their great phosphorescent eyes | Their great phosphorescent eyes |
28 | 28 | Making the night blacker still | Making the night blacker still |
29 | 29 | And nothing but them visible; | And making nothing but themselves visible; |
30 | 30 | ||
31 | 31 | A ship held fast in the arctic ice, | A ship held fast in the arctic ice, |
32 | 32 | As if in a web of crystal, | As if in a web of crystal, |
33 | 33 | Trying to find by which fatal | Trying to find by which fatal strait |
34 | 34 | He came to | He came to be imprisoned in this gaol; |
35 | 35 | ||
36 | 36 | Clear symbols, a complete picture | Clear symbols, a complete picture |
37 | 37 | Of an irremediable destiny, | Of an irremediable destiny, |
38 | 38 | Which leads one to think that the Devil | Which leads one to think that the Devil |
39 | 39 | Always makes a good job of whatever he does! | Always makes a good job of whatever he does! |
40 | 40 | ||
41 | 41 | What a sombre and lucid exchange takes place | What a sombre and lucid exchange takes place |
42 | 42 | In a heart that has become its own mirror! | In a heart that has become its own mirror! |
43 | 43 | A well of Truth, clear yet black, | A well of Truth, clear yet black, |
44 | 44 | Where trembles a pallid star, | Where trembles a pallid star, |
45 | 45 | ||
46 | 46 | An ironic, infernal beacon, | An ironic, infernal beacon, |
47 | 47 | A torch of satanic favours, | A torch of satanic favours, |
48 | 48 | Unique deliverance and glory, | Unique deliverance and glory, |
49 | 49 | - Consciousness in Evil! | - Consciousness in Evil! |
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