[Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition.]
Ye gentle visitations of calm thought—
Moods like the memories of happier earth,
Which come arrayed in thoughts of little worth,
Like stars in clouds by the weak winds enwrought,—
But that the clouds depart and stars remain, _5
While they remain, and ye, alas, depart!
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FRAGMENT: MUSIC AND SWEET POETRY.
[Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 2nd edition.]
How sweet it is to sit and read the tales
Of mighty poets and to hear the while
Sweet music, which when the attention fails
Fills the dim pause—
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FRAGMENT: THE SEPULCHRE OF MEMORY.
[Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Poetical Works", 1839, 1st edition.]
And where is truth? On tombs? for such to thee
Has been my heart—and thy dead memory
Has lain from childhood, many a changeful year,
Unchangingly preserved and buried there.