But by the instinct of sweet music driven;

Till through Elysian garden islets

By thee, most beautiful of pilots,

Where never mortal pinnace glided

The boat of my desire is guided;

Realms where the air we breathe is love—

Prometheus Unbound, Act II, Sc. V.

[211] “Si tu souffres plus qu’un autre des choses de la vie, il ne faut pas t’en étonner; une grande âme doit contenir plus de douleurs qu’une petite.”

[212] Cf. Shelley, Julian and Maddalo:

I love all waste