by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
To Sophia (from To Sophia (Miss Stacey), 1819) See original
Language: English
Thou art fair, and few are fairer
Of the Nymphs of earth or ocean;
They are robes that fit the wearer --
Those soft limbs of thine, whose motion
Ever falls and shifts and glances
As the life within them dances.
...
As dew beneath the wind of morning,
As the sea which whirlwinds waken,
As the birds at thunder's warning,
As aught mute yet deeply shaken,
As one who feels an unseen spirit
Is my heart when thine is near it.
Composition:
- Set to music by Edward Rushton , "To Sophia (from To Sophia (Miss Stacey), 1819)", 2000, stanzas 1,4 [ baritone and piano ], from Three Fragments of Shelley, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "To Sophia"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Sloky psané Miss Sophii Stacey-ové", Prague, J. Otto, first published 1901
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2005-01-24
Line count: 24
Word count: 156