HELL A S

A L ! R IC A L D R A M A

PERC! B! SSHE SHELLE!

A REPRINT O F THE ORIGINAL EDITIO N PUBLISHED IN 1822

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A N D N O TES B ! VA R I O U S H A N DS

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CONTENTS

’ EDITOR S PREF A CE

’ SH N o M RS . ELLE! S OTE ON H llas xxvn

’ D G A RNETT S N THE P l R. OTE ON ro ogue t o Hellas xxxiii

Pr ologue to Hollas xxxv

’ EDITOR S NOTES ON THE Prologu e to Hellas

’ SHELLE! S LIST O F ERRATA F O R Hellas

’ EDITOR S ADDITIONA L LIST O F ERRA TA F O R Hellas

S ! M —1 822 HELLA A L RICAL DRA A .

DEDICATION To PRINCE MAVRO CO RDATO

’ SHELLE! S PREF ACE

Hellas

’ SHELLE! S NOTES ON Hellas

Written on Hearing the News of the Deat h of N ap oleon

[ There is no t able of Contents in t he original edit ion of Ed am !

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EDITOR’ S PREFACE

’ AC EDITOR S PREF E .

WITH t he drama of Hellas we come to the last of

’ k fe e She lley s wor s published during his li tim . Whilst engaged upon its composition t he poe t was re siding at

P a e e a 1 821 he was is , wher , rly in , introduced by his cousin — Me dwin t o Lie ute nant Edward Williams then late of the

— f Mr H 8t h a e fe e a e s . Dr goons whos wi , Jan ( t rwards ogg) , soon be came the obj e ct of one of the most e arne st of his

a F or t he se rie s of plat onic att chme nts . husband also

e e e e fe e of f e and Shell y nt rtain d strong lings ri ndship, it would appe ar that it is to his ‘ inve ntive faculty that t he Lyrical Drama is inde bte d for its name — He [ Shelley! aske d me yeste rday wrote Williams 1 in his diary what name he should fix to t he drama

1 The diary here referred t o is t he j ournal kept by Williams t hroughout

h eri of i n l i 1 - 2 A ort ion of i d t e p od his res dence i It a y n 1 82 . p t was print e ’ b rs S elle o des ri t affordin a i r y M . h y (wh c bed i as g p ct u e of Shell ey s abit s durin t ese last mont s of his life in 1 840 in t he form of a h g h h , ’ series of foot - not e s illust rat ive of s om e of t h e lat er of h er husband s le t t ers

se e Essa s L et t ers rom A br oad ( t a 1 840 v ol ii 3 45 - 352 an ( y , f , , , . , pp . d The remainder was in l d r G arnet t in an in n c u ed by D . t erest i g ’ ” and aluable art icle e nt it le d S elle s Last a s cont ribut ed t o The v h y D y ,

Revi w J ne - F or t ni ht l e u 1st 1 878 . 850 866 . T ese t wo fra ment g y , , , pp h g s were subse uent l combined Mr u r n b . B xt on F o ma and ublis ed b hi m q y y , p h y ’ in his Librar Edit ion of S elle Work v s s ol . iii . 31 0 w r y h y ( v , pp he e t h e com le t e Journal forms Part I of he A nd V. t e ix p pp . The following five ext ract s from t he diary in quest ion all relat e t o Hellas

F rida Oct ober 26 —As a oet S elle is cert ainl t he most y, , p h y y xii E ’S F DITOR PRE ACE .

e a e ll s . He a he he is ng g d with I proposed , which will ” adopt

The e arliest m ention of Hellas to be found in its

’ author s publishe d corre sponde nce occurs in a le tter P a e Mr . e e e ddr ssed to John Gisborn , and dat d isa, Octob r

22nd t he e a , In it writ r s ys

I a a a e am just finishing dr m tic po m , called Hellas t he e a e e — a of , upon cont st now r ging in Gre c sort a of t he Persae of E sch lus f of a e imit tion y , ull lyric l po try .

I I a e e e am e f try to be what might h v b n, but not succ ss ul . I find that (I dare say I shall quote wrong)

Den errlic st en den Sic der G eist e m fan t h h , h p g ,

' ran t immer fremd und t r md r i an D g e e St off S ch .

l ot h of A f e e a a t o On the pril ollowing, Sh ll y g in wrote 2 Mr e — . Gisborn

a e e e Hellas w e e I h v rec iv d , hich is pr ttily print d , and 3 fe e a n e e e e with w r mist kes tha any po m I v r publish d . ima inat i e of t h e da and if he a lie d imself t o uman affe ct ions he g v y, pp h h His eat est faul is i oran e of h o would b e t he reat est . r t n c is wn wort g g g h. He asked me yest erday what nam e he should fix t o t h e drama he is now

en a ed wit . ro osed Hetlas whi c he will ado t . ment ion t he g g h I p p , h p I circumst ance as was roud at bein as ed t he uest ion and m ore so , I p g k q , t ha t h n m le i t e a e p ased h m.

M onda N ovember 5 - S elle read me some assa es of his y, , h y p g Hellas c ar fine 85 w i e er 0 . , h h v y , Tuesda ember 6 — Commence writ in out for S a fair y, N ov , g . co of is H py h ellas . Sat urda N ovember 1 0 -F inis writ in out t he not es and y, , h [ g ! reface t o Hellas If suc a oem becomes o ular we ma flat t er p . h p p p , y ourselves wit h h avmg advanced a st ep t owards improve ment and perfec t ion in all t in s m oral and olit ical h g , p . — Wednesda A r il 1 0 S recei es his Hellas . y, p , . v 1 Essa s et ters rom A br oad et 1 84 ol ii . 3 34. y , L f , a , 0, v . , p 2 - Ibid . 335 336 . . pp 3 Of course t is remar a lies onl t o rammat ical met rical or ot er h k pp y g , , h im rt ant mat t ers and must no e c nsidered as relat in t o minor it ems po , t b o g ’ F EDITOR S PRE ACE . xiii

Am I to thank you for t he re vision of t he pre ss ? or who a e as fe of m a n ct d midwi to this last y orph ns , introduci g it t o and a m e fa e ? Ma t he oblivion , me to my ccusto d ilur y cause it cele brate s be more fortunate than e ither ! Te ll m e Hellas and e me f e e how you like , giv your opinion r ly .

was e a e and of e It writt n without much c r , in one thos fe w e of e e m e mom nts nthusiasm which now s ldom visit ,

m e a e a for e &c and a e . which m k p y d r th ir visits,

The e of Hellas t he e e of a first dition , r c ipt copy of

e e a e t he e e e e which Sh ll y cknowl dged in pr c ding l tt r, was l h e C and . e t f . e o 1 822 publish d by J Ol i r, in spring . It

a e e a ot t he f is a thin p mphl t, n tly g up, and ollowing is a transcript of t he title - page

He A a D a Pe e e llas Lyric l r ma By rcy B . Sh ll y !

" ’ CEdi 0 10 11 MANTIE EIM EES AO N ATO NO N p 0 . London Charle s and Jame s Ollie r Ve re Stre e t Bond Stree t

mdcccxxii .

The collat ion is

“ Ha f- e on Octavo . l titl (with imprint verso ! Printe d

- . e e D e . e e i by S and R B ntl y, ors t Str t, London . pp . ii

e a e - D Titl (with bl nk v rso) pp . iii iv ; edication (To Prince

A a e Mavr cordat o &c — a o . e v lex nd r , with bl nk v rso) pp .

P e f - - e Hellas vi ; r ace pp . vii xi ; Fly titl to (with list of

Dramat is Persona on e 1 - 2 f Hell . e o as v rso) pp T xt pp .

mere m e c anical de t a l of i . Thi s is t he m ore cert ain since in t he let t er h , , dat e d A ri l 1 1 th 1 822 and at resent belie e un ublis e d i ( p , , p , I v , p h ) wh ch enclose d t h e List o Errat a for Hellas S elle s ea s of t he olume a f , h y p k v s “ ” ’ b ein in eneral more correct t an m ot er boo Of g g h y h ks. all Shelley s wor s ublis ed durin his own life t ime t he uart o A donais of 821 is k p h g , q 1 , undoubt e dl t he most fre e from errors of e er descri t ion a y, v y p superiorit y doubt less account ed for by t h e fact of it s having been print e d at Pisa under t he dire ct su er ision of it s aut or p v h . ’ xiv S EF EDITOR PR ACE .

1 3 - 53 ot es 55 - 58 - ; N pp . ; and (fiv e e ight line) stanzas Writ t en

on hearin the News o t he Deat h o Na oleon 5 - . 9 g f f p , pp 6 0.

Issued in wrappers (which in som e e xamples are drab

blue e a e a e on e e and in others ) , with whit p p r l b l side , l tter d ” a D am 3 s d A . 6 He llas Lyric l r a .

Mr H . for In 1 8 7 7 . Buxton Forman printed private cir

a of Hellas e a a e cul tion an edition , edit d and nnot t d by

f of Ha f- e Hellas bibli h . o ra i himsel It consists l titl , , with g p

n 1 - 2 - e o . e cal not (signed II . B . F . verso, pp Titl page

D 3 - 6 e . . 1 0 and dication as in the original, pp ; pp 7 to

’ e e P e f - Hellas w Dramatis Personae Sh ll y s r ace ; Fly title , , ith

1 - 1 2 1 5 f n . 1 3 9 o e a d on e . 6 0 v rso , pp pp to T xt ; pp . to

’ on N 64 of Shelley Notes . The verses apole on s death

5 - 6 O f e . 6 6 e e e e 5 occupy pp . this dition th r w r 0 C opie s

’ on a a 25 o n What m an s a - a e a e ordin ry p per, h nd m d p p r ,

n N o e l - a e a e and 5 o Vellum . gen ra title p g is ttach d to

e — in — it the volum , and common with the original has f no table o Conte nts . The only othe r separate edition of Hellas is a Fre nch

a e and - e t he transl tion (a handsom boldly printed volum ) , title - page of which re ads

Hellas Drame Lyrique de She lley Traduction de Tola Dorian [ woodcut! Paris Alphonse Le

m rr 2 - 1 Pa e e 2 - 1 1 884 e e E e 7 3 7 3 . , dit ur , ssag Chois ul ,

T a of his book is quarto , consisting 2 Ha f- e of t he l titl (with list works by translator on verso) ,

1 “ At t he f ot f 53 t he im int is re eat e d t us - Print e b o o p . pr p h d y d B ent le r t F leet r e t L ndon S an R. . o set St ree St e o . . y D , , 2 The list is as foll ows

Du Méme Aut eur ’ S F xv EDITOR PRE ACE .

- i II a . pp . ; Title (printed in red and bl ck) as above , pp

- f f e on iii iv ; a lea with quotation rom Sophocl s recto , and

- 1 - 84 of Personna es da Drame on v . g verso , pp . vi and pp

e - a t he Text . Issued in v getable parchment wr ppers , with title - page (again printed in re d and black) reproduced on t h f e — H e A e e . ront . lso lett r d up the back Shell y ellas,

de a D a — P ! fr traduction Tol ori n . rix 6 . Thus far is a plain state ment of the bibliography of

llas be e t o t o e He . It will well, how ver, add it the thr e fo f his e llowing extracts taken rom published lett rs, in

e a e e f one e ord r th t we may hav b ore us, in group , the whol of n the recorded uttera ces of the poet regarding his work .

The f e re a first is rom a l tter add ssed to Mr. Ch rles Ollie r

PI A November 1 1 th 1 821 . S , , DEAR IR S ,

e t he a a of Hellas e on I s nd you dr m , r lying your assurance that you will be good e nough to pay imme diate a e t o e e e a e e e tt ntion my lit rary r qu sts . Wh t littl int r st this

e m a e e e e a e po m y ver xcite, d p nds upon its immedi t publi

a e e a e f t he o e t o c tion ; I ntr t you , th re ore , to have g odn ss e MS h m . t o and t e s nd the instantly a printer, mo ent you e t f g a proo despatch it to me by the post . The whole

be e e has e e might s nt at onc . Lord Byron his po m s nt

i a e a se e a t he fe to him in th s m nn r, and I c nnot th t in riority in t he compos ition of a po e m can affe ct t he powe rs of a

O de a la st u de ict or u o nburne Traduct ion en ers at e V de Swi . H g , v , ’ récédé e d une le t t re de S inburne Le Cen i drame de S elle . w . s c p , h y Traduct ion en rose Preface de Swinburne p . .

En p reparat ion

Le P i romét h d i r c lle Traduc on en ro e . ée él é d S e . t s v , h y p Poeme s l ri ue Uh Volume . y q s . ( ) Le m o h lume s A ér s s U Vo . urs sév e oé ie s. , p ( ) ’ F EDITOR S PRE ACE .

t he a of e &c If an sa printer in m tter d spatch; . y pas ges ou In t he are e should alarm y notes, you at lib rty to suppre ss them ; the poem contains nothing of a tendency

an to d ger .

Within a fe w days I may have to write to you on a M e of e a e . e e on subj ct gr ter inter st eanwhil , I r ly your kindness for carrying my present request into immediate fi e e ct .

&c D e a . r Sir,

Ode t o Na oleon The p to print at the end .

helle Memorials 1 8 59 S . ( y , , p

The second is from a long and most intere sting le tter to M r . John Gisborne L RIC I J une 1 t h 2 E , 8 , 1 8 2.

Hellas too I like d on account of t he subj e ct ’ one always finds som e re ason or othe r for liking one s o wn ” The F or t ni ht l Review l t 1 8 . s 8 composition ( g y , June , 7 , p .

f a T E h a e C . s H a T e . S t l st is rom lett r to , q ( or tio mi h) ,

Pisa A ril 1 l th 1 822 dated , p ,

“ M! DEAR T [ SMITH!

e as e t e e e e N m ho I hav , y , r c iv d neith r the [ y p

e e a a — Time m Lord l pt! , nor his m taphysic l comp nions , y , has a wallet on his back he a e e , and I suppose has b gg d th m t he wa A s a of alms for by y. he has had a good de l

O out of m e he as e fa blivion , I think might well hav voured e e e e e a e me this onc ; I hav , ind d , just dropp d nother mit

e a a e Hellas into his tr sury, c ll d , which I know not how to

a e sa e fu of H of send to you ; but I d r y, som ry the ades

1 - D oubt less t he est ablishment of t he ill fat ed Liberal. ’ E S F E x ii DITOR PRE AC . v

P on authors will bring one to aris . It is a poem written t he e e — a of a Gre k caus last summer sort lyric l, dramatic ,

85 E a s Let t ers rom e f . ss e e o . 0 nond script pi c business ( y , f A br oad 341 ( i n 1 840 . . , , , vol ii , pp

’ e t he a of e Hellas Lik m jority Shell y s works , was the

e of e a and e e x r sult a sudd n inspir tion, was conc ived and e cut e d whilst its author was labouring under the imme diate influe nce of those e ve nts which so powerfully excite d his

e e t he fe e . int r st , and lings which consequently moved him

’ Lady Shelley s account of the genesis of the drama is a

e and a e one and corr ct symp th tic , I can do no better than

e e e re produc it h r .

’ t he e e u e - in- law But wat r, writes the po t s da ght r , ’ was far f e e e e rom ngrossing Sh ll y s thoughts at this tim . The south of Europe had awak e ne d from its le thargy into a e of e and e as if stat high political excitem nt , it se med t he a e of e e ni n e e a g lib rty wer daw g in sev ral plac s . Sp in and Naples had be e n re volutionize d in t he previous ye ar ; and t he northe rn and central parts Of Italy now endea

t o f t he e e a c a v oured ollow xample . S ver l insurre tion ry mov e me nts were atte nd e d by temporary succe ss ! Tuscany al w t he e e of e re one , o ing to b nevolent rul its princ ,

a e e e mained tr nquil ; but, in the end , the patriots w r crush d

e e of A At t he e b n ath the weight ustrian armies . sam

e e e a fa e p riod , however, a r volution b g n in a country rth r e a w was e e t o e t o a e st, hich d stin d r sult, certain ext nt , in

e e e e e succ ss, though Sh ll y did not liv long enough to b hold t h e e e e e e f e e of e issu . Gr c d clared its l ind pend nt Ottoman domination ; and th e se combined attacks on t he ge ne ral foe e e w t he e a fill d Sh lley ith utmost enthusiasm . S ve r l Gre eks we re at that time at Pisa and amongst the m was B ’ x iii E S F E v DITOR PRE AC .

P n Mavrocordat o Hellas a ri ce , to whom is dedic ted . On the first of April thi s gentle man call ed on the

e e a P e a Shell ys, and told th m th t his cousin, rinc Ipsil nti , had issue d a proclamation (a copy of which he brought him a e e e e e f a be with ) , and th t Gr c th nc orw rd would f e of e r e . The emotions joy and hop kindled by this intelligence in t he mind of t he poet produce d the lyrical

of Hellas of e fa drama , which Shell y records , in his pre ce , that it was written at the suggestion of t he e vents of the

e e e e moment, is a m re improvise , and deriv s its int r st (should it be found to posse ss any) solely from t he inte nse sympathy which the author feels with the cause he would ’ e e N e e a e of a c l brate . ev rthel ss, it contains p ssag s gre t ” f he o t . Shelle power, and lyrics utmost sweetness ( y

Memorials 1 85 9 1 48 , , pp .

Medwin writes regarding t he drama

Hellas i had of , wh ch been written during the autumn [ e E l and s nt to ngland to be printed, I did not see ti l some months afte r ; but we ofte n discusse d t he Gre ek

e e a for r volution , and he was nthusiastic in his aspir tions her

He e e t he e a liberty . would not b li ve but that pictur dr wn

Mr H e A nast asius of e e e by . op in his the mod rn Gr ks, was an overcharge d one ; though he admitted that a long course of a e Mahom e dan e had politic l slavery under th ir mast rs,

e e a rt a so d moralised and bastardis d the nation, th t impo nt changes must be undergone before it could be rege ne rate d ; of he f The of but this entertained no ears . opening chorus

Hellas f Princi e Cost ant e of is taken rom the p Calderon, as Shelley pointe d out to me ; and the drama an imitation of ’ Persians of l f zEsch us . e e e the y It is, as Sh ll y says hims l , ’ fu of r add t he e a fu ll ly ical poetry , and , I might , most b uti l . ru e are f e e The Cho s s wonder ully imaginativ , and m lodious v ersificat ion f ecu in their , and splendidly exempli y his p E ’S F E DITOR PRE AC . xix

’ liarit of Isles o reece y style . Whether Byron s f G sugge ste d f m . o e the closing chorus, I know not The adoption the sa metre might have been a coincidence .

A bri t er ellas rears it s mount ains gh H , ’ F rom wa er r fa & c . es s ener & c. v , ,

What is this glorious hymn but anothe r Isles of Greece ? ’ e e and t he Inde d , it yi lds in nothing to Byron s strain ;

e as e we and e proph cy is such po ts love to d ll upon , Shell y m of — t he e of a e ost all , reg neration m nkind , though cloud d with the melancholy fore boding of the horrors that t h e

e e e struggl must cost . It is impossibl to t ll how much this

a a and of e t he dr m , the enthusiasm Sh lley, influenced dete rmination O f Byron t o devote his e nergie s to the sacred a If e he e c use . he was to have di d young, could not hav ” for fa L e o helle e . S died at a bett r moment his me ( if f y,

4 v l 1 82 1 8 7 o . . , ii , pp

t he of P Mavrocordat o e Upon subject rince , Sh lley was

e t o e f e e wont, appar ntly, express hims l in som what flatt ring

“ t o P Pisa March 2l st terms . In a letter eacock (dated , , 1 821 he wrote We are surrounded here in Pisa by revolutionary e e a e a t he a a volcanos, which , as yet , giv mor light th n h t ; l v t a e t he e has not ye reached Tusc ny . But the n ws in pap rs will te ll you far more than it is prud e nt to say ; and for this a The once I will observe your rule of politic l sile nce . Austrians wish that the N eapolitans and Pie dmontese would do the same . We have seen a few more p e ople than usual this

e and e a e e e wint r, hav m de a v ry int resting acquaintanc with

e e fe a e a ie e a Gre k princ , per ctly acqu int d with nc nt lit ra

e and f of s for t he e e and tur , ull enthusia m lib rti s improve B 2 ’ xx EDITOR S PREF ACE .

M e ment of his country . ary has been a Gre k student

e e al and e a A nt i one i our a e s v r months, is r ding g w th turb n d ” f e a E . ri nd , who, in return, is t ught nglish

r e To this letter M s . Sh lley added in a postscript

Am I not lucky to have got so good a m aste r ? I have ' e of Gidi a s and am now e a finish d the two plays p , r ding ’ h A nti one The e of t he e A 7\ é a v8 o t e g . nam princ is § p q ’ E fe a ox ba o He e a e e . M vp ép r s . can r d nglish p r ctly w ll ’ 1 0 3 1 F raser s Ma azine M 86 . 6 ( g , arch, , pp

“ To which may be adde d (from a letter to Horatio

Es Pisa Se t 1 4t h 1 8 21 Smith , q , , p . ,

Al l public atte ntion is now c e ntre d on t he wonderful

e a e af e t he e e of a revolution in Gre ce . I d r not , t r v nts l st

e e e e f e e e a wint r, hop that slav s can b come re m n so ch ply ;

e t w one e e of t he al e of y I kno Gr k highest qu iti s, both a e and t he P e Mavrocordat o if t he cour g conduct , rinc , and

e be e all o e l — The e of r st lik him, will g w l n ws this ” a a has e a a e moment is , that the Russi n rmy ord rs to dv nc ,

Essa s et t e s om A broad et 1 84 & L r r 0 . c a . . ( y , f , , , vol ii , p

i a n Medw n , also , has something to say reg rdi g the Prince

’ Prince Mavr ocordat o was his [ Shelley s! constant

he e Paradise Lost as visitor ; with him r ad the , and both h e a e e e t he a was e e e t e . w r great linguists, t sk r nd r d si r

e of e a e e Sp aking this , Shell y used to say th t in int rpr ting f ad a a e a oreign tongue , it was a great mutual v nt g to know e for e i fa one s veral ; that h nce synonyms, wh ch iled in , could be found in another ; and thus he would Often give t he a e a of a ex ct m ning a word in Italian, or Sp nish, or

or e f e e e he f Latin, still mor r quently in Gr k , which ound

’ xxii E S F E DITOR PRE AC .

t he of e P e a stimulated by words her sist r anthea, r c lls and

re counts the IncIde nt s of her own forgotte n dre am

And mult it udes of dense whit e fl eecy clouds Were wandering in t hick fl ocks along t he m ount ains S e erded b t he slow unwillin wind h ph y , g

A wind arose among t he pines ; it shock

The clin in music from t eir b ou s and t en g g h gh , h

Low sweet faint sounds li e t he farewell of ost s , , , k gh , h Were eard & c.

- Prometheus Unbou nd 1 820 . 6 8 lines 1 1 8 and 69 lines 1 and ( , , p , 7 ; p . , 1 0

There is far more than a me re echo of thi s in Hellas

A Wind

Will rus out of t he Si in ine - forest h gh g p , And wit h t he wind a st orm of harmony nut t erabl sweet and ilot hi m U y , p T rou t he soft t wili t t o t he B os orus & c h gh gh ph . —Hellas 1 822 1 1 lines 1 2 ( , , p . ,

In connexion with this subject it is interesting to re cord

t o ZEsch lus of that Dr . Garnett has traced back y the germ

ellas 1 3 the lines in H (p . )

en e and wron brin orth their kind Rev g g g f , &c .

At t he e of e f F rida l oth clos a l tter to his wi e , dated y,

A u ust g , Shelley says

We of t he e e a have good rumours Gre ks h re , and t o Russian war . I hardly wish the Russians take any part M a ZEsch lus in it . y m xim is with y

r o BvcrrreBes

e r a ell nAe rova T ur e t “ [ t r , ’ ’ ' ' re 5 e or e . O cpe pq. m a y w a

e e e e for How Ther is a Gr ek xercis you . should slaves

e a produc nything but tyranny , even as the seed produces a ? 850 the pl nt . ’ xxiii EDITOR S PREF ACE .

e To which Dr . Garnett app nds this note

’ t c e e f t he A amem T O Sv a a e e e . fl g, Th s lines are rom g

- t he non of PE h lus 28 7 3 0. sc . 7 y , v They are expanded in we ll- known quatrain in Hellas

Re en e and wron brin fort t eir ind v g g g h h k , The foul cubs like t heir parent s are T eir den is in t h e uilt mind h g y , i n e f em wi t des air And Consc e c eeds t h h p . ’ - di t d Dr arne t t 1 884 1 6 6 and S elle s Lett ers e e b . G . ( h y , y , , pp

’ Upon She lley s freque nt e mployment of the Character of

Ah e e e f e ffe asu rus it is scarc ly n ed ul, in this plac , to o r any

e of e comment, the continued reapp arance the Wand ring Jew in Shelleyan Dramat is Personoe having already be en f su ficiently remarked .

s of Hellas m ant e The tran cript made by Willia s (see , f . e or e e p xii, b low) , and subsequently revised press by Sh ll y

f f ll e e himsel , is ortunately sti xtant . It was pres rved by t he i Mr li for f publ sher, . Charles Ol er, whose amily it was

M Put t ick and . S sold by essrs impson, at public auction , on t he 1 9 t h of f Mr 1 8 r e or . July, 77 . It was pu chas d

e - e Fred rick Locker Lampson , in whos possession it still

em one of a of Rowfant r ains , the most envi ble The ” h of Books . To the textual student t e pre servation this

t h e e manuscript, and documents which accompani d it,

e e for must ver r main cause sincere congratulation, more than one disputed point having been settled by an e i of xam nation their contents .

Regarding the present e dition of Hellas but very little

of need be said . It is as exact a reproduction the first e dition Of 1 8 22 as it has been found possible - with typ e s ’ F EDITOR S PRE ACE .

e to obtain . The volume has been reprint d word for

for t he word and line line , text being closely and minute ly

’ ’ f e e ollowed in every particular, ach printer s error, dropp d

’ or of t he e e f letter, other peculiarity original b ing car ully

t he e an perpe tuated . In order to make book as complet d

fe The Prolo ue t o Hellas a per ct as possible , g (to which

e of N l f Mr s . separate s ries otes wil be ound attached) ,

’ Shelle y s N ot e and a full list of Errat a have

e e be n add d . THO MAS WISE J. .

1 27 D V O HIR RO D , E NS E A , OLLOW ! N H A , . L ’ H LLA MRS. SHEL E! S NOTE ON E S

NOTE ON HELLA S

A LL T NE RAFT SHELLE! M R! WO S O C .

THE south of Europe was in a state of gre at political

m n at t h b i nin o 21 Th anish e xcite e t e eg n g f t he ye ar 1 8 . e Sp

Re volution had b ee n a signal t o It alyf secret societie s w ere forme d - and when N a le r ose t o declare t he Cons i u ion p s t t t , t he call w as r esponde d t o from B rundusium t o t he foot of t he

To ru sh hese a m ain libe r arl in Al s . e e p c t tt pts to obt ty, y

1 82 1 t he A u rian oure d eir a mie in o t he Penin ula , st s p th r s t s at fir st their coming rather seeme d t o add e nergy and re so

n a e o le lon e n la d The Pie dm n ese a er e d lut io t o p p g s ve . o t ss t their fre edom ; Genoa t hrow off t he yoke of t he K ing of

Sardinia and as if in la fu imi a ion t he e o le of t he ; , p y l t t , p p little state of M assa and C arrara gave t he eongé t o their

i nd et u a u li sovere gn a s p rep b c .

Tuscan alone w as e rfe l an uil. It was aid t ha y p ct y tr q s , t t he A us trian minister pre sente d a list of Sixty Carbonari t o t he rand- du e ur in eir im ri onmen and t he a d g k , g g th p s t ; gr n

du e re lie d I do not now whe e r e e si men are k p , k th th s xty

C arb onari but I now if I im ri on em I S all dire l , k p s th , h ct y ” an u B ut t ou u an h have sixty thous d start p . h gh t he T sc s ad

no de sire t o di urb t he a ernal o e men benea h who e st p t g v rn t, t s ’ xx iii MRS S LL L . E! S N ON S v HE OTE HE LA .

s el er he lumbered e re arde d t he ro res s of t he h t t y s , th y g p g

ariou I alian re olu ion wi h in en e in ere s an ha re d v s t v t s t t s t t, d t for t he A u rian w as w arm in e er b osom B ut e h ad st v y . th y slender hope s ; they kne w that t he N eapolitans w ould Ofier no re is an e t o t he re u lar German roo s and ha t he fit s t c g t p , t t ove rthrow of t he C onstitution in Naple s would act as a decisive blow a ain all t ru le for liber in I al g st s gg s ty t y.

W e ha e een t he i e and ro re s of eform B ut t he v s r s p g s r .

Hol A lia e was ali e and a i e in ose da and fe w y l nc v ct v th ys,

ould d eam of t he e a eful rium of libe It eem e d c r p c t ph rty. s then that t he arme d assertion of fre e dom in t he south of

Euro e w as t he onl he of t he lib eral as if it re ailed p y m s, , p v , t he na ion of t he nor would imi a t h e am l Ha i t s th t te e x p e . pp ly t he re er e has ro e d t he fa The oun rie a u med t o v s p v ct . c t s cc st o t h e e er i e of t he ri il e e s of fre emen t o a limi e d e e n x c s p v g , t xt t,

a e e e ded and are e e ndin e e limi F re edom and h v xt n , xt g th s ts . knowle dge have now a chance of procee ding hand in hand ;

and if it con inue hu w e ~ ma e for t he durabi it of t t s , y hop l y

h Then as I a e aid in 1 821 el e as ell as bo . S t , h v s , , h l y, w

e er her lo er of liber loo e d u on t he ru le in v y ot v ty , k p st gg s

ai and I al as de c1 s1v e of t he de s inie of t he w orld Sp n t y t s ,

r ur t Th in r h ! o o in t he probably fo cent ie s o come . e t e est e t k

i a in W en enoa d cla e d i self progre ss of affa rs w s t ense . h G e r t

i h e re at he ir hi e s Da af e r da he read fre e h s e w . , op s t gh t y t y,

t he bulle i of t he A u s rian ar m and ou e a erl t o t ns t y, s ght g y

er e of it s defea He hear d of t he e ol of Genoa gath tok ns t . r v t

Hi h l e a and oul wer with emotions of transport . s w o e h rt s e

w r li in at Pisa at in t he t riumph of their cause . W e e e v g

a ime and se eral w ell- informed alians at t he ead of th t t v It , h

w om we ma lace t he elebra e d Va a w ere accus ome d t o h y p c t cc , t see k for sympathy in the ir hOpe S from Shelley th ey did not

find s u h for t he de s air e t oo enerall e erien ed c p th y g y xp c ,

ounde d on em for eir ou ern coun r men f on c t pt th s th t y . xxx ’ MR . S S S HELLE! S NOTE ON HELLA .

Gree e w ould ro e rium ant and in hi s iri au urin c p v t ph t sp t, g g ul ima e ood et rie in o er t he icissi ude t o b e e ndure d t t g , y g v g v v t s in t he i er al he om osed his drama nt v , c p . The chronological or der t o b e ob se rve d in t he arrangement

O f t he remainin o ems is in err u ed ere ha hi s dramas g p , t pt h , t t ma follow a o r n l Hellas was amon t h y e ch the co secutive y . g e la st of his om o i ions an m n he b au iful d is a o t mo e . c p s t , g st t

The oru ses are sin ularl ima ina i e and m elodiou s in ch g y g t v ,

fi at i n T ere are some s an as a b eau ifull the ir v e rsi c o . h t z th t t y

’ e em lif S elle s e uliar le as for ins ance t he x p y h y p c sty ; , t , assertion of t he intellectual e mpire which must be for e er t he i heri an e of t he oun r of H mer So ho e v n t c c t y o , p cl s,

But Greece and her foundat ions are

Built below t he t ide of war Bas ed on t he cryst alline sea Of t ou t and it s et ernit h gh y.

a ain hat il oso hi al t ru fe i i ousl ima ed An d g , t ph p c th , l c t y g forth

Re en e and wron brin fort t e r kin v g g g h h i d, Th e foul cubs like t heir parent s are T eir den is in t he uilt mind h g y , And conscience feeds t em wit des ir h h pa .

The concl usion of t he last ch orus is among t he most

‘ be autiful of his lyrics ; t h e im agery is distinct and maj estic ; . t he ro he suc as oe s l o e t o dwell u on t he re ener p p cy, h p t v p , g — ation of mankind and that r egeneration reflecting back

S lendour on t he fore one ime from whi h it in eri s so p g t , c h t mu of in ellec ual w eal and memor of a ir uou ch t t th , y p st v t s

de e d as mus endei t he osse sion of ha ine ss and ea e s, t r p s pp p c

O f enfo d alu rom —The Poetical Works Per c t l v e . (F of y

B s ll Edi d l Ro al ct avo edit ion she She e te b M s . O r She le . y y, y y y ; M 8 1 or on 1 7 4 ( ha . 9 , , , pp 7 PROLOGUE TO HELLAS

N O T E

ON THE

PROLOG UE TO HELLAS

I HARD AR ETT R C G N .

E i rms us in he r no e on t he Pr omet heu s M RS . SHELL ! nfo , t

’ Unbou nd t hat at t he ime of her usband s arr i al in , . t h v 2 h r u i f hr ra a al he m edi a e d t e od on o e e d m . One It y, t t p ct t s

’ f e w a t he P met he u s it self t he se ond a drama o se s ro . on th ; c ,

’ t he s ubj e ct of Tasso s m adness t h e third one founde d on t h e ” B oo of J ob of w ich she adds he ne e r ab andone d t he k h , , v

’ 7 d T a is was t he case w ill be a ar e n from t he i e a. h t th pp t follow in ne w l - disco e re d fra m e n w ich ma a e b e e n g y v g t, h y h v , as I a e on t he W ole re fe rr e d t o de scr ibe it an un nis e d h v h p , fi h

rolo u e t o Hellas or e r a s t he or i inal s e of t a p g , p h p g k tch h t w or dis arde d for t he e x is in m ore d ama ic b ut le s k, c t g r t , s ’ ambi ious e rs ion for w ic t he Persae of r Esch lu s t v , h h y e ide nt l s u lie d t he m ode l is wri en in t he sam e v y pp . It tt b t he ori inal M o and so ble nde d wi oo as S. f Hellas h k g , t

is as t o b e onl s e arable af er e r minu e e xamina ion th y p t v y t t .

’ F e w e v e n of Sh e lley s r ough drafts have prove d m or e diflicu lt t o dec i er or connec t num erou s c asm s wil be ob s er e d ph ; h l v , w ic w i h e er dili en e it has ro e d im ossible t o fill h h , t v y g c , p v p up ; t he correct reading of many printed line s is far from c xxxi NO ON THE U TO S v TE PROLOG E HELLA .

ce rtain ; and t he impe rfection of some passage s is such as t o ha e o a ione d e ir en ire omission N e e el . ess I am v cc s th t v rth , confident that t he unpolished and mutilate d remnant will be

’ accepted as a w orthy em anation of one of Shelley s sublime st moods and a noble earne of w a he mi a e ae om , st h t ght h v c plished could he have exe cute d his original design of founding a drama on t he B oo of J ob W ea eal a iable S iri s k . k h th, v r p t , abo e all t he absen e O f en oura emen mus be enume ra e d v , c c g t , t t as chief among t he causes which have deprive d our lit e rature

f o ma ni n a w o s g fice t ork .

B e ide t he e iden imi a ion of t he B oo of J ob t he re s s v t t t k , semblance of t he first draft of Hellas t o t he m achinery of

’ ” D den in ended e i is t o b e no d H i e s a s r e . e y s t p c t g v , s y

’ o nson ummar isin Dr den re fa e t o his ransla ion of J h , s g y s p c t t

uv enal an a oun O f t he de i w i he had on e forme d J , cc t s gn h ch c t o write an epic poe m on t he actions e ither of A rthur or t he

l Prin He cohsidered t he e i as ne essaril in ol in B ack ce . p c c y v v g

ome i d of u e rna ural a enc and had ima ined a ne w s k n s p t g y, g

in f on e be we en t he uardian an els O f in dom of k d o c t st t g g k g s, w hich he conceived that e ach might be r e pre sente d z ealous for hi s charge without any inte nde d oppos ition t o t he purpose s

of he u reme Be in O f whi h all rea e d mind mus in t S p g, c c t s t

i noran part b e g t . “ This is t he most re asonable scheme of cele stial interposition ” r f r m d that eve w as o e . PROLOGUE TO HELLAS.

HERALD O F ETERNIT! .

IT is the day whe n all the sons of God

e a e - e e Wait in the roofless s n t hous , whos floor

l ’

Is Chaos t he , and immovable abys

Frozen by His st eadfast

of e e a e The shadow God , and d l g t

O f that before whose breath the unive rse

r of de w Is as a p int .

Hierarchs and kings

Who from your throne s pinnacled on t he pas t

e e Sway the reluctant pr sent, y who sit

Pavilione d on the radiance or the gloom

Of i e mortal thought, wh ch lik an exhalation

S f e a ea t he of teaming rom rth, conc ls heaven

e e e Which gav it birth, assembl h re

’ Before your Father s t hrOne the swift decree x xx i U TO S v PROLOG E HELLA .

! e t t he e a a hovers, and fi ry inc rn tion

et e a Is y withheld , cloth d in which it sh ll

annul

The faire st of those wandering isle s that gem

3 The a e of e e s pphire spac int rst llar air,

a e e a e e e e Th t gr n and zur sph r , that arth inwrapt

L e ss in the be auty of its tende r light

Than in an atmosphe re of living spirit

Which inte rpene trating all t he

it rolls from re alm to realm

And a e a e and and g to g , in its ebb flow

Impe ls t he gene rations

e a e To th ir ppoint d place ,

Whilst t he high Arbiter

e t he S fe and t he B holds tri , at appointed time

Sends his d e crees ve iled in e te rnal

Within the circuit of this pendant orb

e e a on fe Ther li s an ntique region , which ll

’ The d ews of tho ught in t he world s golden dawn

Ea and e f n rliest most b nign, and rom it spru g

Temples and citie s and immortal forms

And harmoni cs of of wisdom and song,

And and e e of thoughts, d ds worthy thoughts

And of fa e when the sun its dominion il d ,

And e of it s e when the wint r glory cam , xx T S xviii PROLOGUE O HELLA .

In flight

e er oInt of From v y p the Infinite,

Like a thousand dawns on a single night

The splendours rise and spre ad ;

And thr ough thunder and darkness dread

Light and music are radiated ,

And in their pavilioned chariots led

By living wings high overhead

P e The giant ow rs move,

or Gloomy bright as the thrones they fill .

9K 9K 916 916

A chaos Of light and motion

a Upon that glassy oce n .

if i f 1

O f The senate the Gods is met, Each in his rank and station set There is silence in the spaces

1 r M Lo Satan, Ch ist, and ahomet Start from their places

s a

HRI T C S .

Al mighty F ather !

LOW - kneeling at the feet of Destiny

s at

There are two fountains in which spirits weep D l When mortals err, iscord and S avery named, L S xxxi PROLOGUE TO HE LA . x

And with their bitter de w two D e stinie s

a e a e Filled e ch th ir irrevoc bl urns the third ,

e e and e e Fi rc st mightiest, mingl d both , and add d

’ a D Ch os and eath , and slow Oblivion s lymph ,

An d e hate and t rror, and the poisoned rain

A f i The urora o the nations . By th s brow

e of e Whose pores w pt tears blood , by th se wide wounds,

e of By this imp rial crown agony,

f and By in amy solitude and death,

w For this I under ent, and by the pain

O f pity for those who would for me

The e e of e unr member d joy a reveng , t f — b P ’ For his I elt y lato s sacred light,

Of which my Spirit was a burning morrow

e e a e o s By Gr ec and all she c nnot ceas t p ,

H l e ss O f r gg qqepph words, sparks immortal t uth,

of — e f Stars all night her harmoni s and orms,

Echoe s and shadows of what Love adores

e e f In thee , I do comp l the , send orth Fate ,

4 Thy irrevo cable child let her d e scend

A seraph - winged victory [ arrayed!

i s n Wh ch sweep through all thi gs . xl TO S PROLOGUE HELLA .

ea e fr a a From hollow l gu s, om Tyr nny which rms ’ Adv ersdmiscre e ds and e mulous anarchie s

’ am as e e e e e To st p , on a wing d s rp nt s s d ,

Upon t he name of Fre edom from t he storm

O f fa e e a e ction , which lik earthquak sh k s and sickens

The solid he art of e nte rprise ; from all

By which t he holiest dre ams of highest spirits

Ar e stars be neath the dawn

She shall arise

Victorious as the world arose from Chaos 1

And as t he He ave ns and t he Earth arraye d

The ir pre se nce in t he be auty and t he light

O f e O a e e e thy first smil , F th r, as th y gath r

The spirit of thy love which paves for the m

’ T e o er t he l e e S e h ir path abyss, ti l v ry pher

a be one e [1Sh ll living Spirit, so shall Gre ce l al

SATAN .

’ w" % Be as all things be ne ath t he e mpyrearff

M e ! Art e e e old t in thou yel ss lik Des iny,

e - n e of Thou mock ry king, crow ed with a wr ath thorns

e e e t he e e e Whos sceptre is a r d , brok n r d

Which pierces thee whose throne a chair of scorn ;

For se e st thou not be ne ath this crystal floor HELLAS PROLOGUE TO .

The innum e rable worlds of golden light

are e and t he of e Which my empir , least th m

’ which thou would st re d e e m from

’ K now st thou not the m my portion ?

Or wouldst rekindle t he l Which our great Fathe r the n did arbitrate l Whe n he assigne d to his competing sons Each hi s apportione d re alm ?

e Thou D stiny,

Thou who art maile d in the omnipotence

’ O f Him e f a e e who s nds thee orth, wh t r thy task ,

e t O ' accom lish be e Spe d , spare not p , and min

Thy trophies; whethe r Gree ce again be come

The fountain in t he d e se rt whe nce t he e arth

a of f e e a e Sh ll drink r dom , which sh ll give it str ngth

To ffe or a of e a su r, gulph hollow d th

all e all fe To swallow d light , li , all hope .

G o e e e of no e , thou Vic g r nt my will, l ss

’ of t he e e fa Than Fath r s ; but l st thou shouldst int,

e a e Pe The wing d hounds , F min and stilence ,

a on e e t he e - f e a e Shall w it th , hundr d ork d sn k ,

e e a Insatiat Sup rstition, still sh ll

i e War all The earth beh nd thy st ps, and sh hover

A e a a e e and e bov , and Fraud sh ll g p b low, Chang

ll f e e on a Sha flit be or the her dr gon wings,

5 Convulsing and consuming, and I add lii PROLO UE TO HELLAS x G .

Three vials of the tears which d e mons wee p

When virtuous spirits through the gate of D e ath

P r e of fe ass t iumphing ov r the thorns li ,

e e and e Sc ptres and crowns, mitr s swords and snar s,

am Him Tr pling in scorn, like and Socrates .

A a e P e P s ( The first is n rchy ; wh n ow r and lea ure , and Glory and science security ,

a e f on t he e e e On Freedom h ng lik ruit gre n tr ,

n f e e . Th pour it orth, and men shall gather ash s

The second Tyr anny

C R ST H I .

Obdurat e spirit

P t he - Thou seest but the ast in To come .

Pride is thy error and thy punishment .

i a Boast not thine emp re, dre m not that thy worlds

Are more than furnace - sparks or rainbow- drops f P i Be ore the ower that w elds and kindles them .

ru e e e e T e gr atn ss asks not space, true exc ll nce

of Lives in the Spirit all things that live, l Which lends it to the worlds thou cal est thine .

9}

Haste thou and fill the waning crescent With beams as keen as those which pierced the shadow OLO T HELLA S liii PR GUE O . x

Of Christian night rolled back upon the West

When the orient moon of Islam rode in triumph

6 From Tmolus t o the Acroceraunian snow .

i

a e W k , thou Word

Of f of God , and rom the throne Destiny

Even t o the utmost limit of thy way

May Triumph

Be thou a curse on the m whose creed

God Divides and multiplies the most high .

[ The following fragment s appe ar t o have be en originally writt en for

Hellas . !

i of t he e Fa rest Destini s,

Keener far their lightnings are

h e b e T an the wing d [ olts! thou bear st,

And the smile thou weare st Wraps thee as a star

a Is wr pt in light . xli PROLO UE TO HELLAS v G .

Could Arethuse to her forsaken urn

.A e t he e D From lph us and bitt r oris run,

Or could t he morning shafts of pure st light

Again into t he quive rs of t he Sun — B e gathere d could one thought from its wild

Re t urn into t he temple of the brain

Without a change, without a stain,

e Could aught that is, ver again

Be what it once has ceased to be ,

Gre ece might again be free !

A star has falle n upon the e arth ’ Mid the benighted nations,

A e e of qu nchl ss atom immortal light,

A of N living spark ight,

f s A cre sset shaken rom the con tellations .

Swifte r than the thunder fe ll

of E To the heart arth, the well

‘ e Wher its pulses flow and beat, And unextinct in that cold source

on Burns, and course

t he r h Guides sphe e w ich is its prison,

Like an angelic spirit pe nt

f of In a orm mortal birth,

EDITOR ’ S NOTES

O N THE

PROLOGUE TO HELLAS

( 1 ) A part of this N ote w as included in t he Relics of ! 2 w e re t he Pr olo ue t o Hellas i s lf i in Shelle 1 8 6 . 3 e or y, , p , h g t g

4—1 3 t he la er avin in a e ar b ally appear ed (pp . ) tt h g th t y e en “ arne t durin t he c ourse of his frui deciphere d by Dr . G t g t ful search amongst t he She lley M anus cript s pre ser ve d at

7 ) M an r The re mainin or ion w as r s rin e d B oscomb e o . g p t fi t p t

‘ lum e is u d urin t he re en e ar h in a pr ivate vo s e d g p s t y . 1 T e Relics of Shelley itself is full of m ost valuable and intere st in ma e r i en fr om ori inal and au ori a i e sour e g tt g v g th t t v c s ,

b hard arnett Edited Ric G . Londo Relics of Shelley. y n Edward

a ll octavo i - v — M oxon J! C D r t reet 1 86 2 Sm . m i a a ove . nd 1 9 , S . , pp , 1 1 . The w ole of t he fra m ent s in Prose and Ve rse included in t is b oo h g h k, ’ ’ rint e d in M r Bux on o an Librar Edi ion o were rep . t F rm s y t f Shelley s Works and t he Poe t ical port ions re - appear in all his separat e edit ions of h e r t Poe t y. TPrologue to Hellas B y Percy B ysshe Shelley ! Wit h A n Int roduct or y N ote B y Richard Garnet t Edit ed and A nnotated B y Thomas Wise L ondon F or Pr ivat e Dis t ribu J . t ion. onl 6 y 1 88 .

- — Oct aco . 1 28 . Som e co ie s number . 1 36 a Post scri t a in , pp p pp , p h v g be en added t o t he boo durin it s assa e t rou t he re I a k g p g h gh p ss . n ll Twent co ie s onl were rint e d B ot ariet ies a e a y p y p . h v h v s front ispiece a “ ” lit o ra ed ort rait of S elle from t he ori inal ict ure b Clint h g ph p h y g p y . xlviii NOTES ON THE

! am on s w ic t he F r a ment s o t he A dona is Th g t h h g f , e M agic

Plant Or heus F ior dis ina and t he Line w , p , p , s r it t en in t he

B a o Lerici old m os rominen osi ion B ut y f h t p t p t s . t he litt le b oo ont ains no a e s so a rac i e or osse sse d of su k c p g tt t v , p ch in rinsic w or as o se w i la e be fore us t h t th , th h ch p c e vivid and pow e rful line s of this marvellous Pr ologue ; t he re cove ry of which is m atter for last ing congr atul ation amongs t t he

’ ' deli e d admirers of t he oe s w ondrous s ill ght p t k .

’ (53) The follo win is t he rac from M r S e lle s N o g e xt t s . h y te in que stion

“ He S e lle w e n dire c l t o I al a oidin e en [ h y! t t y t y, v g v

Paris and did no t ma e an ause ill h arri e d at , k y p t e v it Milan . The poe tical Spir it w ithin him Spe e dily “ re vive d w it h all t he pow e r and with more than all t he “ be au of his rs m H m i a d r e c s ty fi t atte pts . e e d t t e th e e subj t

as t he roundw or for l rical a ne w a t h s or g k y Dram s . O s e t y “ of Tas so ; of this a slight fragm ent of a song of Tas so

“ ‘ r main Th w h o e s . i e other as one founde d on t e bo k of

B t h e court es of Dr G arnet t t ese F ra ments— bot of t h e Poem y y . , h g h — and of t he Pre face were print e d in full in t he Int roduct ion t o t he F acsimile Re rint of t he first edit ion 4t o Pisa 1 821 of t he A donais issue d b t h e p ( , , ) , y S elle So i t a i in ar of t h e resent c e Pu blic t ons Second Se ries N o. 1 c h y y ( , , ) M h p

- a Re rint . e r. T e will be found on 1 9 22 of t at y h y pp . h p ir 4 W en writ in F st rint ed in t he Posthumous Poems 1 824 . 26 . t p , , p h g t is assa e Mrs S elle se ems t o a e o erloo ed anot er sm all ort ion of h p g , . h y h v v k h p

t h e ro ect e d drama w ic h as a il been res er e d. Part o f one sce ne p j , h h h pp y p v

includ d b Dr G arn t t in t h e Relics o helle 26 - 2 and t at was e . e S . 7 y f y, pp h muc more must a e been roduced ma im a ine fairl be concluded h h v p y, I g , y ’ ” from t he Poet s own words a e de ot ed h e wrot e from ilan I h v v , M , A ril 2 0 t is summer t o t he com osit ion of a t ra e d on p , h p g y

1 To t is let t er Dr G arnet t a ends an int erest in not e w ic wit his h . pp g h h, h ind consent ere re roduce k , I h p

“ ’ a ness A t ragedy on t he su bj ect of Tasso s m d . O ne s cene and one song for t his proj e ct e d drama have b een print e d in ’ elle s wor s The followin t f r in ende d s cenes a e not it ert o Sh y k . g no es o t h v h h b een published Scene where he reads t he sonne t which he wrot e t o PROLO UE TO HELLAS G . xlix

“ J ob w he ne er abandone d in idea but of w i h no , hich v , h c

ra e r emains amon his a er The ird w a h t c g p p s. th s t e

Pr m t u nb The r ra dian r o e he s U ou nd. G ee k t ge s w e e now

his mos familiar om anions in his w anderin s and t he t c p g , s ublime maj e s t y of E schylus fille d him with wonde r and

de li The fa er of re e ra e d ght . th G k t g y doe s not posse s s

t he a os of So ocle s nor t he arie and ende rn s p th ph , v ty t e s of Euripide s ; t he inte re st on w hich h e founds his dramas is ofte n e le vate d ab ove h uman vicis situ de s into t he mighty — passions and thr oes of gods and de migods such fascinate d ” t he ab s rac ima ina ion of S ll S — t t g t he ey . ( e e The Poet ical

Wor ks Per c B sshe Shelle Ed . it ed b M r lle s . She of y y y y y . l d Ro a Oct avo e it ion 1 87 4 (tea . 1 25 y , , , pp

The sa ire s ace of int erst e llar air pph p .

’ t he sub e ct of Tasso s madness w ic find u on ins ect ion is if j ; h h I p p , ‘ ” ro rl dmirabl dram e t reat ed a at ic and oe t ical . Of course t is ma p p y , y p h y mean sim l t at S elle had decide d u on de ot in t he su mmer t en p y h h y p v g , h onl in it s s rin t o t he ur ose nam e d and h e ma aft erward y p g, p p ; y s, for reas ons of his own a e abandone d t he desi n t at s uc was indee , h v g ; h h d t h e a G arne t t ex resses imself as fe elin erfect l conv in c se Dr. ed l p h g p y c . St i l t he passage is suffi cient ly uncert ain in it s wording t o admit of an indulgence in t h e be lief t at t he wor was roceede d wit at some len t h and t a h k p h g , h t a far larger port ion of t he proj ect e d dram a was produced t han t he fra ment s ow mainin would alone le ad us t o su os g n re g pp e . ' ’ B ut S elle was not t he onl oe t t o be m o e d b Tasso s doleful t ale h y y p v y . We remember B ron and w at he t ou t u on t he t eme and how he y , h h gh p h ,

made it immort al in his t ouc in Lament . The L ament o Tasso B h g ( f . y

l emar le - t r t 1 L or d n Lond hn M urr a A b S ee . 1 8 . O tav B ro . on J o c o y ! y, 7 , ’

h aran o B r n s wor in Dr. Garn . 1 It was t e a e ce f o t s et t pp pp y k, h k Reli o he e t a i du e S elle t o abandon his under cs S ll . t n c d ( f y, n h h y t aking ; h e being reluct ant t o ent er int o apparent compe t it ion wit h a friend t o w ose enius his modest confirm ed b t he unanimous oice , h g y ( y v of his cont emporaries ) induce d him t o assign an unmerit e d p re - e minence hi over s own.

Le onora t o rself as com ose d at t he re uest of anot er His dis uis in he p q h . g g himself in t he abit of a s e erd and ue st ionin his sist er in t at h h ph , q g h ” di rni lf and t en un eilin imse lf — Select L et ters s uise conce n imse . g g h , h v g h ( of Percy B ysshe Shelley Edit ed w it h an Int r oduct ion B y Richa rd l re ch ( is G m ii Ga Pau T n o mdcccl ii . rne tt London K egan , ,

- - h u o 2 44 ma oct ve i x a d 1 2 . T is N ot e occ rs n S ll a , pp . xi , n 55 pp . D NOTES ON THE

C m are wi F ra ment s o an Un nished Drama line 2 o p th g f fi , 7

n t he dar s ac l r I k p e of int erst el ar ai .

’ ’ Se e z—S helle s Wart s orm an Edi ion 1 8 0 i 8 . ol ii v . ( y , F s t , , ’

. 27 6 . A l o Ro e i Edi ion 1 885 v ol iii 1 p s ss tt s t , , . , p . 7

Let her descend A seraph -winged vict ory [ arrayed! In t empe st of t he omnipot ence of G od W ic swee s t rou al in s h h p h gh l t h g .

i a 22 23 lin —1 C m a e w Hell s 1 8 . e 1 0 4 o p r th , , p , s

The reno at e d enius of our race v g , descends

A sera - win ed Vict or be st ridin ph g y, g The t em es t of t h e Omni ot ence of G od p p , W ic swee s all t in s t o t eir a oint e d doom h h p h g h pp ,

Change S all flit before t ee on her dra on win s h h g g , C on ulsin and consumin v g g,

C om are wi Adonais i line 7 and 8 p th xx x, s

fear and grief Con ulse us andconsume us da b da v y y y,

Hast e t h en and fill t he waning crescent Wit h beams as keen as t hose which pierced t he shadow Of Christ ian night rolled back upon t he West When t he orient moon of I slam rode in t riumph ”

F rom Tm olus t o t he Acroceraunian snow.

The line ma also be found on a e 209 of t he Posthumous Poe y p g ms, 1 824 w ere t h e as sa e of t irt een lines w ic it closes st ands a , h p g h h h lone r a ara — a i Probabl t he confu unde sep t e t it le Song of Sp r it . y sed st at e ’ — of her husband s not e -books from which a considerable proport ion of t he — r S elle from im Post humou s Poems were gleane d prevent ed M s . h y mediat ely det ect ing t he fact t hat t he se - calle d Song of a Sp irit formed in realit y an n is d Drama int egral port ion of t he U fin he . PROLO UE TO HELLAS G .

1 lin 1 1—1 C m a e wi Hellas 1 822 . 5 e 9 o p r th , , p , s

0 miserable dawn aft er a ni t , gh ’ M ore glorious t han t he day which it usurp d 0 fait in G od ! 0 ower on eart 0 word , h , p h , ’ Of t he reat ro et w ose o ershadowin win s g p ph , h g g ’ D rken d t he t rones and idols of t he West a h , Now bri t l— F or t h sa e curse d be t he our gh y k h , E en as a fat er b an e il c ild v , h y v h , ’ When t he Orient moon of Islam roll d in t riumph F rom Caucasus t o Whit e Ce raunia l T J . . W

SHELLE! ’S LIST O F ERR A T A F O R HEL L A S

’ IN one of a numbe r of Shelle y s autograph le tte rs

f Mr t he e of t he f o e . a e ( prop rty amily his publish r, Ch rl s

Put t ick and Ollier) sold by auction by Messrs . Simpson

1 t h of 1 87 7 f List o on the 9 July, , was the ollowing f

for Hellas aw b e e f all Errat a . , dr n up y Sh lley hims l In ’ Mr e a a e for probability it reached . Olli r s h nds too l t publi

a as it not e e of c tion, was includ d in the original dition H 1 8 22 was e . . a . It first print d by Mr Buxton Form n in

’ f o ks 2 E o e e W r 5 . . . 7 his Library dition Sh ll y s , vol iv , p

ERRATA

Pa es 5 6 and —The s ee ch of t he c orus is di ided int 7 . o t g , , p h v hree st an as t he first of whi c ends at t he word Switzer land z , h , t he se cond at t he word S ain p .

Pa e 24 line 9 — d of e l on th w t r s . nst ea R u sed e a e read R u g , I p , ep lse is — on t he wa ters l (t his error is of so much conse quence t hat it would b e wort w il e t o cancel t he leaf h h ). — Pa e 24 line 1 5 . F or Hold re ad Told g , , .

’ Pa e 3 1 line —F or u o i d Cheloni 7 . n lelon tes rea te s g , p C , .

Pa e 3 3 line 5 —F or B ash in the blue noon divine re i g , . , ad B ash n the dee blue oo div i p n n ne.

Pag e 37 last line — F or A rehend read A rehended , pp , pp .

i —M e a di i i Pa e 5 2 l ne 6 . a s on bet ween t he st an as T a is g , k v z . [ h t bet ween lines 6 and EDITOR ’ S ADDITIONAL LIST OF ERRATA FOR HELLAS

THE errors notified in t he following list we re not

e e e t he e a 1 822 includ d by Sh ll y in one pr p red by him in ,

e e a e P a e and printed on the pr c ding p g . rob bly his k en

for of t he verse anxiety the correctness and finish , pre ve nte d his d e te cting and tabulating many of t he m inor

a t he e inaccuracie s which bound in t xt .

ADDITIONAL ERRATA — Pa e ix line 27 . F or A nast a tius read A nast asiu g , , s.

Pa e 2 —T list Dr m i P s . o of a a t s er onae add t h h t g , e P an om of M ahomet th Second e .

P 6 lin 1 —n rt full t o aft er dreams a e e 7 . se a s g , I p .

’ Pa e 6 line 23 — F or t em ests read t em est s g , . p , p .

' ‘ P line 24 - F or aier read aerie a e 6 . g , y, .

P —F u e i r l n s l n s re ad nu s i . a e line 6 . or n rs g 7 , g , g

— mma F r h ull ft r cour e insert a co . Pa e 9 line 3 , o t e f st o a e s g , p

’ ’ Pa — i o r Sir occo s e 1 6 line 5 F or Sa rocc s ead . g , , ,

T is w ord occurs a ain on a e 3 1 line 1 7 w ere it is s elt [ h g p g , , h p i — w ic t a e t o be corre ct Mr Form an h ow rocco . . S h h I k , ’ e er ou bot occasions s ells it Scirocco S elle s Works v , h p ( h y , ol iii 8 line 2 7 and 7 3 line t us ma in a v . 5 7 . , p , , , h k g second c an e in t h e ori ina t ext t he ne cessit for w ic h g g , y h h I cannot admit !

—~ - lin 1 . F m n bl m Pa e 1 8 e 7 or Wan emble read Wa em e . g , ,

Pa e 1 9 line 1 — Delet e t he comma ft e moon a r . g , ,

Pa e 24 line 3 — F or t h e full st o aft er banner insert a not e of g , p l m n e xc a at i o . ADDIT ONAL ERRAT 1vii I A.

g — h e 5 F or c r sta l i e d r stallin . Pa e 25 line 1 . l n rea c , y , y

P l — nsert en ft er ale a e 26 ine 6 . a a . g , I hyph p

Pa e last lin —F or war read ar and for des air read g e , W ; p , D es ir p a .

— ’ Pa e 28 line 1 F or an st read canst . g , . c ,

Pa lin 5 —F o r he in s read ro hes in e 30 e . o r c s . g , p p y g , p p y g

2 lin 4 - i hn ss Pa e 3 e nsert a comma aft er H e . g , . I g

- Pa e 33 line 1 8 . F or t rann read T rann g , y y, y y. — Pa e 3 6 line 1 2 . F or s ould read F ear 2 g , h ( )

M 1 1 n Rosset t i Shelle Works 3 v ol edit ion v ol . . 456 [ ( s , . , , p ) ’ appends t o t his line t he following int erest ing not e F or ’ ’ has no rhyme (unl ess are and de s air are t o be considered ’ su i uire e t rom t i s defe ct ch) ! t re q s t o rhym wi h ear . F h f r m e and ot er onsiderat ions followin Mr lea o c . hy , h , I ( g F y) ‘ ’ u se d t o consider it almost cert ain t hat Fear ought t o ‘ ’ ‘ ’ re lace F or and a e ear in m edit ion of 1 87 0 p I g v F y , t in n r m t er h elle i es wi hout (I t h k) any re monst ra ce f o o h S y t . ‘ ’ ’ Howe er t he w o t h e MS i F or and S elle s list rd in . s v , , h y

—e of errat a leaves t his unalt ere d so w e must needs abide by

Pa e 36 line —F r wron r a r n 1 3 . o e d o g , g, W g.

Pa e 3 8 line 1 3 - nsert a comma aft er One g , . I .

Pa e 40 line 1 0 — nsert t he numeral 6 bet we en t he r g , . I b acket s at end f lin o e .

Pa e 41 line 1 5 abo — F or A hasuera s read A ha suerus g , , ve , .

' Pa e 43 line 1 4 —F i r e d aeri . or a e r a g , y , e.

Pa e 45 line 1 6 - nsert a mm ft e dream g , . I co a a r .

Pa e 45 line 1 — t a omm ft er m 8 . nser c a a a g , I y .

Pa 4 line — F f m e 9 1 . or t he fu l t a t er cli i sert comm l s o e n a a. g , p

Pa e 52 lin e - F r re o or A os ad A r . g , g , g

Pa e 5 2 line 22 —F r t h full t o ft er ri me in rt . o e s a se a semicol on g , p p . — Pa e 53 lines 2 - 4 In lace of t h e ast eris s read g , . p k more bright and good

Than a ll who ell than ne who ro f , O se, Than many unsubdued l iii ADD T ONAL ERRATA v I I .

Pa e 5 lin — F or ha te and dea th read Hat e dnd D th 3 e . ea g , 7 , .

i — ma ft e m t ter Pa e 5 5 l ne l 3 . nsert a com a r a . g , I — P 5 5 last line F or a nd , a t er in ict in d wh a e . re a o ter g , f fl g, , af

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Pa e 56 line 1 3 abo e F or riest read ri es ts. g , , v . p , p — Pa e 5 7 line 6 abo e F or is o an A ssault read as o t he A ssault . g , , v f , f

Pa e 5 line 7 —F or 1 445 re ad 1 45 3 7 . . g , ,

— 7 Pa e 57 line 2 1 abo e F or N ote read The Chorus . g , , v . ( )

line 3 —Aft er E t i ert Pa e 58 . ns g , gyp

The ne who rose or J es us hris t a t whose a earance the O , C , pp idols o t he Pa an or ld were a merced o the ir orshi f g W f w p .

P 5 lin e 2 — C ance1 ver ed in exam les andread a e 8 1 . g , y ify g p ,

so edi in an exam le s t heir successor The su blime hum n fy g p a . a char acter of J esus C hr ist was def ormed by an imp u ted ident i ca t ion wit h a ower who t em t ed betra ed and fi p , p , y , punished t he innocent beings who were ca lled into exi s tence by his sole will and or t he eriod o a t housand ears the , f p f y , s iri t o t his most us t wi se and benevolent o men has p f j , , f , been p ropit ia t ed with my riads of hecatombs of those who a r oached the nea rest t o his innocence and wisdom sacri iced pp , f under every aggravat ion of atrocity and variety of tor

Pa 6 0 — nsert in ert ed commas at t he b e innl n and end of t h e ge . I v g g t an second s za.

In addit ion t o t he abo e t ere is one minut e ariat ion w ic v , h v h h o curs wit considerable fre uenc t rou out t h e boo all ude c h q y h gh k . I ‘ t o t he h eadings placed above t he verse s allot t ed t o t he second Semic oru s T ese are somet imes rint ed Se michorus 2 nd and h . h p , i Mrs elle r i Mr . m ime s em chorus 2 d. S M Rosset t nd so et S . . a h y, , r n ll rint it emichorus i i Fo ma a p S .

w a it 1 8 on ri t o st at e t ha M O i r had I n on wit h t ese t o ass es t t r. ll e n con exi h p g , ly gh ' e m She ll ey 8 di rect p ermission t o mak e o n11 ss 1ons from t h e Not e s . ( See a l t t er fro rials 1 9 1 6 0 Th e et t er 18 a s o e e t o M r O i e r iven in t h e She e M emo 85 . l Sh ll y ll , g ll y , , p l

r 1nt ed 1 n t h e Pre ace t o t h e re sent vo ume ant e . x vi . In omit t in t he lines in p f p l , p ) g

h nza of t he c osin C orus . 5 3 lm es 2 owev er t he war ubh sh e r t e si xt h st a l g h (p , h , y p , ren ered k een b t h e mem or of ormer t roub es of a kin r ed nat ure oubt e ss d y y f l d , d l in a r e xercis ed his ownJudgment alone t h e m t t e .

T W . . J. HEL LAS

L ! RI C A L DRA M A

83 6d .

E A L L S. A ND R .

OR E RE O DO D S S E L . T T T , N N H E L L A S

D A L ! R I C A L R A MA .

PE S H E E R C Y B . L L Y

MANT IE EIM ’ EZ O AQN

(EDIP O O C L . . N

LONDON

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B O N D S T R E E T

MDCOCI XII

H IS E X C E L L E N C !

PRINCE ALEXANDER MAVROCORDATO

LATE SECRETAR! F O R F OREIG N A F F AIRS

O T H E H O S P O D R O F VVA L L A C H IA T A ,

THE DRAMA OF HELLAS

1 s I N S C R I B E D

A S A N I M P E R F E C T T ox E N

O F T H E D M IR I O N S ! M P H ! A N D F RI E D S H I P A A T , A T , N

TH E A U TH O R.

PIS A,

N o ember l st 1 821 . v ,

PR F A viii E C E .

visionary d eline ation as sugge st the final triumph of the Gre e k cause as a portion of t he cause of civilization and

a e soci l improv ment .

The a if a dram ( dr ma it must be called) is , however, so

inart ificial a w if e on t he th t I doubt hether, recit d The spian

a A e a a Dion siaca w ggon to an th ni n vill ge at the y , it

a a e t he of t he at al e would h ve obt in d prize go . I sh l b ar with e quanimity any punishment gre ate r than t he loss of such a reward which t he Arist archi of t he hour m ay think f fit to in lict .

The oat - son w a e e t a e e has only g g hich I h v y tt mpt d , I

fe e of t he fa a e a e of t he con ss , in spit un vour bl n tur sub

e ct e e e e a e and a a a e of j , r c iv d a gr t r more v lu bl portion

a e e e a e e e applause th n I xp ct d or th n it d s rv d . Common fam e is t he only authority which I can all ege

t h e a f m t he a of t he e for e d t ils which or b sis po m , and I must tre spass upon t he forgive ne ss of my re ad e rs for t he display of newspaper erudition to which I have be e n re duce d e of t he war . Undoubt dly, until the conclusion , it will be impossible to obtain an account of it sufficiently authentic for historical materials ; but poe ts have their

e e and e a e a of privil g , it is unqu stion bl that ctions the most — e xalte d courage have be e n p erforme d by t he Gre e ks that

a e e a one a a a they have g in d mor th n n v l victory, and th t their d e fe at in Wallachia was Signalized by circumstance s of heroism more glorious eve n than victory . t he The apathy of t he rulers of t he civilize d world t o astonishing circumstance of t he d e sce ndants of that nation — f t o which they owe th e ir civilization rising as it were rom

of e u e e fe e e t he ashes th ir r in , is som thing p r ctly in xplicabl to a mere spe ctator of t he shews of this mortal scene .

a r our e all e e . e , We are Gr ks Our laws , our lit r tu e , r ligion F C PR E A E . ix

fo our s . r art , have their root in Greece But Greece

R t he or of ome, instructor, the conqueror, the metropolis our a no ll a ancestors, would have spre d i umin tion with her

a nd s s - e arms, we might still have been avage and idolat rs ; or e s n , what is worse, might have arriv d at uch a stag ant and mise rable state of social institution as China and

a J pan possess . The human form and t he h uman mind attained t o a per fection in Greece which has impre sse d it s image on those fa e s t e f s ultl s produc ions, whos very ragment are the despair of art a s modern , and has prop gated impul es which cannot

e a of f s or e ceas , through a thousand ch nnels mani e t imp r ce t ible e t o p op ration, ennoble and delight mankind until the extinction of the race . The modern Greek is the desce ndant of those glorious beings whom t he imagination almost r efu ses t o figure t o

f t o our he e of itsel as belonging kind , and inh rits much

e e of o e n their s nsibility, th ir rapidity c nception, their t husi m If in t e as o . , and their c urage many ins anc s he is

a r t o of degraded , by moral and politic l slave y the practice

a e of the b sest vices it engenders, and that b low the level ordinary degradation ; let us refle ct that the corruption of

d e sub the best pro uc s the worst, and that habits which sist only in relation t o a peculiar st ate of social inst itution may be expected t o cease so soon as that relation is dis

e f h s . t e e e a e e of olv d In act, Gr eks, sinc the admir bl nov l ” Anastatius could have been a faithful picture of the ir

a m nners, have undergone most important changes ; the flower of their youth re turning t o the ir country from the

e i of al ce univ rsit es It y, Germany, and Fran , have com municat ed t o their fell ow - citizens the latest results of that social pe rfection of which their ancestors were the origi PR F A E C E .

u e of c f nal source . The niv rsity Chios ontained be ore the

out of e breaking the revolution eight hundred stud nts,

e A e a Th and among th m several Germans and m ric ns . e munifice nce and e nergy of many of t he Greek prince s and

e d e e t he e a of e m rchants, ir ct d to r nov tion th ir country with

a few e e a a spirit and wisdom which has xampl s, is bove

a e all pr is . The ' English permit their own oppressors t o act accord

in t o m a g their natural sy p thy with the Turkish tyrant, and to brand upon the ir name the indelible blot of an alliance

of i of with the enemies domestic happ ness, Christianity

and civilization .

e t o e s i e a e e e and Russia d sires poss s , not to l b r t Gr ce ;

e and t he is contented to see the Turks, its natural enemi s,

e e e fe e e one Greeks, its int nd d slav s, en bl each other until

o ne t li of r both fall into its . The wise and generous po cy England would have consisted in establishi ng the inde

endence of i p Greece, and in maintain ng it both against — Russia and the Turk but whe n was the oppre ssor ge ne rous or just

ni a fl e The Spanish Pe nsula is alre dy e . France is tran quil in t he enjoyme nt of a partial exe mption from the abuse s which it s unnatural and fe eble government are

The e of vainly atte mpting t o revive . se d blood and misery

has e al e v a e b en sown in It y, and a mor igorous r c is arising

he nl e t o go forth to t harvest . The world waits o y the n ws of a revolution of Germany t o see the tyrants who have pinnacled the mselves on its supineness precipitate d into

‘ ne e e t he ruin from which they shall ver arise . W ll do th se

f nk e e e destroye rs o ma ind know their n my, when th y f put e t he insurrection in Greece to t he same spirit be ore

' t he of E e which they tremble throughout rest urop , and R F A P E C E. at e ne my we ll knows the powe r and t he cunning of its

onent s and w of e p , atches the moment th ir akness and inevitable division t o wre st the

f e s rom th ir grasp .

A A PE NAZ DR M TIS RSO .

MA HM U D

HA S S A N

DA o o n .

A A S R S a Jew H U E U , .

Ch s o reek a ti e n oru f G C p v Wome .

Messen ers Slaves and A tt endant s g , .

N Const antin le S 0 E o . E, p

t M Sunse . T I E,

4 H E L L A S.

f and a as a So t as love , c lm de th ,

Sweet as a summer night without a

C H O R U S

e our a e Sl ep , sleep song is l d n

With the soul of slumbe r ;

It was sung by a Samian maiden,

WVhose love r was of the number

Who now keep

That calm Sleep

VVhence m a e e none y wake , wher non shall

IN D IA N .

I touch thy te mples pale

I breathe my soul on thee 1

And a could my pr yers avail,

All my joy should be

e e e D ad , and I would liv to we p,

’ n f So thou might st win o e hour o quiet sleep .

R S C H O U .

e Br athe low, low

The spell of t he mighty mistress now !

e e e her a Wh n Consci nc lulls sated sn ke,

And e e . Tyrants sl ep, let Fr edom wake

Breathe low- low

l fire all flow The words which, ike secret , sh

of f r — ! Through the veins the rozen ea th low, low ’ u ve il d Tr th be , but still it burneth I

— e e I Love repulsed , but it r turn th

S E Yet were 11

’ Hope lay coflin d with D e spair ;

! e t e lie wer truth a sacred , Love were lust

S R S l st E M I C H O U . If Liberty

’ fe of Lent not li its soul light,

H of e ope its iris d light,

’ e e ea Truth its proph t s rob to w r,

and e Love its power to give b ar.

C H O R U S

e n of In the gr at mor ing the world ,

’ The spirit of God with might unfurl d

fla of e The g Fre dom over Chaos,

And a e fle d all its b nd d anarchs ,

e fr e f Lik vultures ight d rom Imans,

’ f a e ea Be ore an earthqu k s tr d .

’ SO from Time s tempe stuous dawn

’ Freedom s sple ndour burst and shone

Thermopylae and Marathon H E L L A S .

a a e a - C ught, like mount ins b con lighted, — The springing Fire The winged glory

P f- On hilippi hal alighted,

a e a Like an e gl on promontory.

Its unwe arie d wings could fan

1 The e e of M a quenchl ss ash s il n . ( ) a

a e a e f man (9 1 From g to g , rom to man, 5 t” 9 It live d ; and lit from land to land?

e e A e Flor nc , lbion, Switz rland .

e fe and as f Th n night ll , rom night,

Re - m e assu ing fi ry flight,

t he e swift fl Q aI From W st Qd A Q . N ff A a of He e dOom g inst the course av n and ,

’ A e arra d s cond sun y in flame,

t o To burn, kindle , to illume .

“ From farAtlantis its young beams

Chas ed t he shadows and the dreams

all a France, with her s nguine steams,

’ Hid uench d , but q it not again

Through clouds its shafts of glory rain

a From utmost Germ ny to Spain.

As an e agle fe d with morning

ee m t he e e e a n S s mbattl d t mpests w rni g,

When sh e seeks her aiery hanging

’ t he - e In mountain c dar s hair,

And her brood expe ct t he clanging Of her wings through the wild air, H E L L A

S f z— e ick with amine Fr edom , so

To what of Gre e ce re maine th now

Re turns ; her hoary ruins glow

Like Orie nt mountains lost in day

Bene ath the safety of he r wings

Her t e e e renova d nurs lings pr y,

And in t he naked lightnings

r O f truth they pu ge the ir dazzle d eye s.

’ Le t e e — w e e e she e Freedom l av h r r fli s,

A D se or a Pa a e ! e rt, r dis

Let the be autiful and t he brave

S a r hare her glory, or g ayg g w

S R S 1 s E M I C H O U t . With the gifts of gladne ss

crad Gre ec e did t hy le stre w ;

S R S 2d E M I C H O U . With the tears of sadne ss

Greece did thy shroud be de w l

R S l t S E M I C H O U s .

’ With an orphan s affe ction

’ She follow d thy bier through Time

S R S 2d E M I C H O U . And at thy re surre ction

Re - e e i ! appear th, lik thou, subl me

S R S l st E M I C H O U .

If H a e e ven should r sume thee ,

To Heaven shall her spirit ascend 8 H E L L A S.

2d S E M I C H O R U S .

If Hell should entomb thee,

To Hell shall her high hearts bend .

R l st S E M I C H O U S . If Annihilation

2d S R S . E M I C H O U , Dust let her glorie s be I

And a name and a nation

B e f e e e I orgott n, Fr dom , with thee

IN D IA N — — His brow grows darker bre athe not move not ! — He a —he e e a st rts shudd rs y th t love not,

r n and fa With you panti g loud st,

’ a ake n d Have w him at last .

( f s MAHMUD ( t art ing from . his sleep )

Man t he a - ! a e fa t he a Ser glio guard m k st g te .

What from a cannonade of three short hours

’ Tis fal se that bre ach towards t he Bosphorus — Cannot be practicable yet who stirs ?

Stand to the match that whe n t he foe prevails

O ne spark may mix in reconciling ruin

The conqueror and the conquere d He ave the tower

a — off f Into the g p wrench the roo .

Ent er HA S S A N ( .) Ha ! what !

The truth of day lightens upon my dream

And I M am ahmud still. H E L L A S .

HA S S AN .

Your Sublime Highness

Is strangely moved .

A M H M U D .

On those who watch and who must rule their course .

e e Lest th y, b ing first in peril as in glory,

t he - of Be whelmed in fierce ebb and these are them .

Thrice has a gloomy vision hunted me

As thus from slee p into the troubl e d day

e e e e t he se a It shak s me as the t mp st shak s ,

’ o e r a Leaving no figure up n m mo y s gl ss .

t hat é no e didst a Would matt r . Thou s y thou knewest

A Je w e , whose spirit is a chronicl

f e and f e O strang secret and orgott n things .

’ I bade the e summon him tis said his tribe

D and are e of ream , wise int rpreters dreams .

H A S A S N .

The Jew of I e old old whom spak is , so

’ He seems to have outlive d a world s d e cay

Th e hoary mountains and t he wrinkle d ocean — See m younger still than he his hair and beard

Are white r than the te mpe st - sifte d snow ;

His cold pale limbs and puls ele ss arte ries

Are like t he fibres of a cloud instinct 10 H L L A E S.

t o a n With light, and the soul th t quicke s them

Ar e as the atoms of t he mountain- drift To the wi nter wind —but

A life of unconsumed thought which pie rces

- e t o e . The pres nt, and the past, and the com Some say that this is he whom the gre at prophet

e t he son of for J sus , Joseph , his mockery

M c wi of o ked th the curse immortality.

Some fe ign that he is Enoch ! others dre am

He was pre - adamite and has survived

of e a and of Cycles gen r tion ruin .

The e a f e e sag , in truth, by dre d ul abstin nc

And e of e conqu ring penance the mutinous fl sh,

D e e p contemplation, and unwearied study,

’ out st re t ch d e of In years b yond the date man ,

May have attaine d t o sovereignty and science

Ove r those strong and se cre t things and thoughts

fe and Which others ar know not .

A M H M U D .

I would talk

Je w With this old .

IIA S A N S .

Thy will is e ve n now

M e seaacavern ade known to him , where he dw lls in a

’ Demonesi a Mid the , less ccessible

Than thou or God 1 He who would question him

H E L L A S 1 2 .

M A H M U D .

’ This Je w whom thou hast summe n d

H S A A S N . Will behere

A M H M U D .

When the omnipotent hour t o whichare yoke d hi — h He . , I, and all t ngs shall compel enoug

S — e ilence those mutineers that drunk n crew, h T at crowd about the pilot in the storm .

Ay l strike the fore most shorter by a head

I a e of They weary me, and h v need rest . l — e e Kings are like stars th y rise and set, th y have

hi of . The wors p the world , but no repose

R S 2 C H O U . ( )

0 Worlds on worlds are rolhng eve r

a From creation to dec y,

Like t he bubbles on a river

e Sparkling, bursting, born away.

But they are still immort al

‘ ’ Who; through birth s orient portal

’ And a dhasm i fro ! death s d rk hurry ng to and ,

Clothe their unce asing flight

In t he brie f dust and light

’ Gat her d around their chariots as they go H E L L A S.

ma New shapes they still y weave,

New gods, new laws receive,

Bright or dim are they as the robes they last ’ t On Death s bare ribs had cas .

A f o n n God power r m the u know , a t . “ A Promethean conqueror came w

Like a triumphal path he trod

' A m ort al shape t o him

Was like the vapour dim

Which the orient planet animates with light ;

H Sin r ell, and Slave y came ,

od- a Like blo hounds mild and t me,

’ N or re d a p y , until their Lord had t ken flight ;

The moon of Mahomet

A s a set rose, and it h ll

’ ’ While blazon d as on heave n s immort al noon

ss s on The cro leads generation .

Swift as the radiant shapes of sleep

From one whose dreams are Paradise

f t o Fly, when the ond wretch wakes weep,

And day pe ers forth with her blank eye s ;

So f so f fleet, so aint, air,

The powers of earth and air

Fled from the folding star of Bethlehem H L E L A S.

A o Pan e p llo , , and Lov ,

And eve n Olympian Jove

e for had a Grew w ak , killing Truth gl red on Our hills and seas and streams

e of e Disp opled th ir dreams,

e e t o Their wat rs turned to blood, th ir dew

a e for t he e e W il d gold n y ars .

Ent er MA HASSAN DA and others HMUD, , OOD, .

M A U H M D .

M ? our t ore gold ancestors bought gold with vic ory,

And shall I sell it for defeat ?

A o o D D .

for Clamour pay .

A M H M U D .

Go 1 bid the m pay themselves

With Christian bloo Are there no Grecian virgins

Whose shrieks and spasms and tears they may e nj oy 5? fl N o infidel children t o impale on spears fl 9 ”w f IV 3 l 6 NO hoary priests afte r that Patriarch ( )

’ } Who bent the curse against his country s heart

o own la ? 1 Which cl ve his at st Go bid them kill,

’ gBlood is the seed of gold . I

D A O O D .

It has been sown, 5 H E L L A S . 1

And yet t he harvest t o the sickle men

t o Is as a grain each .

A M H M U D .

e S e Th n, take this ign t,

Unlock the seventh chamber in which lie

The treasure s of victorious Solyman .

’ An for of empire s spoil stored a day ruin.

O spirit of my sires ! is it not come

The prey- birds and the wolves are gorged and sleep

who e f on a h But these , spr ad their east the red e rt ,

H for l not — fed unger gold , which fil s See them ;

of f y Then, lead them to the rivers resh death . M

Exit Dno o n ( .

I e d ft e O mis rable awn , a r a night

’ More glorious than the day which it usurp d l

0 f I on 0 , aith in God O , power earth , word

’ O f a e o ershadowin the gre t proph t, whose g wings

’ Darke n d r of the th ones and idols the West, — New I F or e r bright thy sak cursed be the hou ,

E fa e ven as a th r by an evil child,

i ’ When t he Orie nt moon of Islam roll d in triumph

From Caucasus t o White C eraunia l

a e Ruin bov , and anarchy below ;

e Terror without, and treach ry within ;

a of f l The Ch lice destruction u l, and all

Thirsting t o drink and who among us dares To dash it from his lips ? and where is Hope 1 6 H E L L A S .

HA S S A N .

The lamp of our dominion still ride s high ;

— Ma t One God is God home is his prophet. Four hundred thousand Moslems from the limits Of t A utmos sia, irresistibly

’ h l f Sairocco s cr T rong, ike ull clouds at the y

But not lik e them t o weep their strength in tears

ni They bear destroying light ng, and their step

t o Wakes earthquake consume and overwhelm,

And P r reign in ruin . h ygian Olympus,

Tmolus Lat mos M cale , and , and y , roughen W f ith horrent arms ; and lo ty ships even now,

’ ’ i anchor d L ke vapours to a mountain s edge, S Freighted with fire and whirlwind, wait at cala

- The convoy of the ever veering wind .

am — S os is drunk with blood the Greek has paid .

f r f n ai Brie victo y with swi t loss and lo g desp r.

f M f f far The alse oldavian ser s fled ast and , — When the fierce shout of Allah - illa Allah

B ose like the war- cry of the northern wind

i and e Wh ch kills the sluggish clouds, l aves a flock

a e O f wild swans struggling with the n k d storm .

’ S o were the lost Greeks on the Danube s day !

If e e night is mut , yet the r turning sun

Kindles the voices of the morning birds ;

N or at thy bidding le ss exultingly E L L A S 1 7 H .

e n t he e Than birds r joici g in gold n day,

The Anarchie s of Africa unleash

e - e of t he Their temp st winged citi s sea,

To speak in thunder t o the rebel world .

a f- a e e Like sulphurous clouds, h l sh tt r d by the storm

T e e t he e E ean e t h e e e h y swe p pal g , whil Qu n

O f a her - e Oce n, bound upon island thron ,

F ar in t he We st sits mourning that her sons

Who frown on Fre edom spare a smile for thee

R a as a e ussi still hovers, an e gl might

i a and With n a cloud , near which kite cran

H e e e ang tangl d in in xtricabl fight, — To st e ep upon t he victor for she fe ars

Th am f e t e e o e e e . n Fr dom , ev n as she ha s thine

But re creant Austria love s thee as the Grave

e P he r of Lov s estilence, and slow dogs war,

’ F lesh d e f with the chas , come up rom Italy,

And howl upon their limits ; for they see

e e e fled t o he r old e The panth r, Fr dom, cov r,

A s and a and a e mid eas mount ins, mighti r brood

A a . a or Crouch round Wh t narch wears crown mitre ,

a t he or t he ke of Or be rs sword , grasps y gold ,

e fri e are not t h fr e f e f Whos nds y i nds, whose o s thy oes

Our arse nals and our armorie s are full

Our forts d e fy assault ten thousand cannon

a Lie r nged upon the beach, and hour by hour 18 H E L L A S .

' Their earth - convulsing wheels aflright the city ;

The galloping of fie ry ste eds make s pale

The Christian me rchant ; and the yellow Jew

Hi e e fa hl e d s his hoard deep r in the it ess arth .

t he ha of Like clouds, and like s dows the clouds,

e of A l Ov r the hills nato ia,

Swift in wide troops the Tartar chivalry

Swe ep -t he far flashing of the ir starry lances

Reverberates the dying light of day .

a one one one H e one We h ve God , King, op , Law

many- head e d Insurre ction stands

ivide d s f fa in it el , and soon must ll .

M A I—I M U D .

P e e roud words, when d ds come short, are seasonable

’ o H on e emblazon d L ok , assan, yon cresc nt moon,

’ Upon that shat t er d flag of fiery cloud

Which leads the rear of the departing day ;

Wan - emblem of an e mpire fading now 1

em e - See how it tr bl s in the blood red air,

And like a mighty lamp whose oil is spe nt

‘ ’ o n t he hbfiho gdmabove m g ,

ith insolent and victorious light f a e its all, and with keen be ms,

fa through a inting antelope , f orm to death.

A S H E L L .

M A H M U D .

Ay l t he day

’ Was our s ! but how

H A S S A N .

a The light W llachians ,

A e A a alli The rnaut, S rvian , and lb nian es

' F Fled from the glance of our artille ry i Almost before the thunderstone alit .

O ne half the Gre cian army m ade a bridge

f e e sa e and slow retreat, with Mosl m d ad ;

he othe r

' M A H M U D .

— e Spe ak tre mbl not .

HA s s A N .

Islande d

r a f e By victor my i ds , ormed in hollow squar

e f f and h With rough and st ad ast ront, t rice flung back

The de luge of our foaming cavalry ;

e of e Thrice their keen wedg battle pierc d our lines .

O ur baffled army tre mble d like one m an

e f o B ore a host, and gave them space but so n ,

t he l e e From surrounding hil s , the batt ries blaz d ,

Kne ading the m down with fire and iron rain

! et a a of none ppro ched ; till , like a field corn

n e of t he a U d r the hook swart sicklem n,

’ a nt rench d of r e a The b nd , i in mounds Tu kish d d , H E L L A S .

e a and few - e t he Pa Grew w k . Th n said cha, Slaves ,

Rend e r yourselves - they have abandoned you

of e f e or e t or ? What hope r ug , retr a , aid

” We e a hi own I grant your liv s . Gr nt that which is t ne

e one fe Cri d , and ll upon his sword and died

A m an e nother God , and , and hop abandon me ;

' f e But I to them , and to mysel , r main

a ! — he e e and Const nt bow d his h ad , his heart burst .

A e fu third exclaim d , There is a re ge , tyrant,

e darest e a Wh re thou not pursu , and c nst not harm ,

’ e i Should st thou pursu ; there we shall meet aga n .

e e f a f a Th n held his br ath , and , a ter brie sp sm,

The indignant spirit cast its mort al garment — Among t he slain dead earth upon t he earth

o e a ff S thes survivors, e ch by di erent ways ,

S n all e e ome stra ge , sudd n, non dishonourable ,

“ i n W i e et de and awe Closed , h l y won r; , and shame,

He ld back the base hyenas of t he battle

f t he That e ed upon dead and fly the living,

One rose out of t he chaos of t he slain

And if it were a corpse which some dread spirit

O f the old saviours of the land we rule

Had lifted in its anger wande ring by

’ O r if there burn d within the dying

e a e of fa Unqu nch bl disdain death , and ith H E L L A S 22 .

’ — Creating what it fe ign d I cannot tell

f f h f he e ~ iPhant o ns o t e e ! r‘ But cri d , fi - ree, we com fi “

of t he E e n e Armies t r al , y who strike

a e of To dust the cit d ls sanguine kings,

A nd a t he on e sh ke souls throned th ir stony hearts ,

And thaw the ir frostwork diadems like dew

O ye who float around this clime , and weave

of The garment the glory which it wears,

’ f t a clas d Whose ame , hough e rth betray the dust it p ,

Lie s sepulchre d in monumental thought

P of all a rogenitors that yet is gre t,

A e scribe to your bright s nate , O accept

In your high ministrations, us, your sons

Us t o ! first, and the more glorious yet come

And e a ! e y , we k conquerors giants who look pal

’ crush d When the worm rebels beneath your tread ,

t he e The vultures and dogs, your pensioners tam ,

Are e overgorged ; but, like oppr ssors , still

’ of D e fe They crave the relic struction s ast.

The e xhalations and the thirsty winds

Are sick with blood ; t he dew is foul with death ;

’ ’ ’ H uench d ! eaven s light is q in slaughter thus, where er

or or Upon your camps , cities, towers, fleets,

Th e obscene birds the reeking remnants cast

Of e e s — ai th s dead limb , upon your streams and mount ns,

- o Upon your fields, your gardens, and your house t ps, H E L L A S.

’ a or Where er the winds sh ll creep, the clouds fly,

f or t he Or the dews all, angry sun look down

’ oison d — Pe With p light Famine and stilence,

And P n our 1 a ic, shall wage war upon side

Nature from all her boundaries is moved

A ! f li f gainst ye Time has ound ye ght as oam .

The Earth rebels and Good and Evil stake

’ Their empire o er the unborn world of men

one — be On this cast but ere the die thrown,

of our The renovated genius race , Q P o e of u r ud umpir the impio s game , descends

A e - e e r s raph wing d Victory, b st iding

of of The tempest the Omnipotence God ,

hi e Which sweeps all t ngs to their appoint d doom ,

” And t o ! e he a you oblivion Mor would h ve said , But

M A H M U D . — " Died as thou shouldst ere thy lips had painted,

f our Their ruin in the hues o success .

’ ’ A rebe l s crime gilt with a rebel s tongue ! H Your heart is Greek, assan .

HA S S A N .

It may be so

’ A iri own wrench d me sp t not my within, .“ M y And I have spoken words I fear and hate

! et would I die for ’ K “ li eat h a e ! Re ulseé on z is aw k p the waters ,

They own no more the thunde r- b e aring banner

O f Ma of a a e e hmud ; but, like hounds b s br ed ,

’ e f a e and e e e Gorg rom strang r s hand , r nd th ir mast r.

H A S A S N .

' Lat m os and A Phanm , mpelos, and , saw

The wre ck M A H M U D .

The cave s of t he Icarian isles

H e t he e old ach to other in loud mock ry,

An d t he u as of a e h e with tong e a thous nd c o s,

of - fi ht — e First the sea convulsing g and , th n, '3 — (9 Thou dare st t o speak senseless are t he mountains

Interpre t thou their voice I H E L A L S.

H A S S A N .

My pre sence bore

’ A The e e e part in that day s shame . Gr cian fl t

e - e f t he N and Bor down at day br ak rom orth, hung

A s ul on t he e m titudinous oc an line,

As e t he e r cran s upon cloudl ss Th acian wind .

O ur a t e n a m e n squ dron, convoying thous nd ,

Was stretching towards Nauplia whe n t he battle

Was dl e kin d .

First through t he hail of our artillery

The agile Hydriote barks with pre ss of sail

D a e — i t o hi a t o sh d sh p s p, c nnon cannon, man

man e e a e a e of war To w r gr ppl d in the embr c ,

e e a or In xtricable but by d th victory .

The temp e st of the raging fight convuls ed

chr st alline e nl e se a To its y d pths that stai ss ,

’ And H f of ni shook eaven s roo golden mor ng clouds,

P e on d ou - e ois d an hun red azure m ntain isl s .

In the brief trance s of t he artillery

’ One cry from t he de st roy d and the destroyer

e of e o a a Ros , and a cloud d s l tion wr pt

f e e e e t he w The un or s n ev nt , till north ind

f se a if e a e Sprung rom the , l ting the h vy v il

- — — O f battle smoke the n victory victory !

we e f a e f Al For, as thought, thre rig t s rom gi

e f Na aid Bor down rom xos to our , but soon H E L L A S.

i ef e The abhorred cross glimmered beh nd , b or ,

A fa mong, around us ; and that tal sign

D e M rie d with its b ams the strength in oslem hearts ,

— 1 A s the sun drinks the dew What more 2 We fled

Our noonday path ove r t he sanguine foam

’ beacon d — a al Was , and the gl re struck the sun p e

By our consuming transports ! the fierce light

M e of our ls - red ad all the shadows sai blood ,

And a hi f e very counte n nce blank . Some s ps lay eeding

’ The i raven ng fire , even to the water s level ;

e i e a Some wer blown up ; some , settl ng h vily,

Sunk and t he shrie ks of our companions died

o o f far Up n the wind , that b re us ast and ,

’ E f N erish d ! ven a te r they were dead . ine thousand p

’ We met the vultures legion d in the air

’ Stemming t he torrent of the tainted wind

f m e a They, screaming ro th ir cloudy mount in peaks,

’ Stoope d through the sulphurous battle - smok e and pe rch d

E on e e a e ach the w lt ring c rcase that we lov d ,

e or it s e Lik its ill angel damn d soul, W of Riding upon the bosom the sea .

do - fish n e f as We saw the g hasteni g to th ir e t .

Jo e of y waked the voic less people the sea,

' And ravening Famine left his ocean cave

To dwell with war, with us, and with despair.

H E L L A S .

’ a e e e e e That which thou c n st not k p, his d s rv d portion

Of al e blood , which sh l not flow through str ets and fields ,

e and e e a m a Riv rs s as, lik th t which we y win,

But stagnate in t he ve ins of Christian slave s

Ent er second M essen er ( g . )

N M S S N G S E C O D E E E R .

N Mot hon A e auplia , Tripolizza, , th ns ,

Na Ar Monembasia varin, tas , ,

and a e Corinth Thebes are c rri d by assault,

A nd e very Islamite who made his dogs

Fat with the fle sh of Galilean slave s

Passed at the edge of the sword the lust of blood

’ our a n uench d e Which made w rriors dru k , is q in d ath ;

But like a fie ry plague bre aks out anew

In d e e ds which make the Christian c ause look pale

The a of P In its own light . g rrison atras

f a for t e n a e H s store but d ys, nor is th re hope

! f — ut f ! at e S a .A f B rom the Briton onc l ve and tyrant

His e e f a wishes still are w ak r than his e rs,

Or he wo uld sell what faith m ay yet remain

From the oaths broke in Genoa and in Norway

And if ou e a y buy him not, your tr sury

e e of - h i s own Is mpty ven promises coin .

' 4 The freedman of a west em %het chidf ( )

H A e a e e olds ttica with sev n thous nd r b ls,

And has beat back the Pacha of N egropont H E L L A S.

The aged Ali Sits in Yanina

A crownless me taphor of empire

His e ad of e nam , that sh ow his wither d might,

Holds our be sieging army like a sp ell

t o fa e and In prey min , pest, mutiny

’ He bast ion d hi s e f , in citad l, looks orth

Joyle ss upon the sapphire lake that mirrors

Th e ruins of the city whe re h e reigne d

’ r Childle ss and sceptreless . The Gre e k has eap d

Th a e own d e costly h rv st his blood mature ,

N ot t he e Ali— who has sow r, bought a truce

From Ypsilanti with ten camel loads f O Indian gold .

t t i M ssen r ( En er a h rd e ge . )

M A H M U D .

What more

R M S S N G R T H I D E E E .

The Christian tribes

O f Lebanon and t he Syr ian wild e rne ss

A re e - D a He Al e in r volt mascus, ms, ppo

e e fi—t he A a e e Me a Tr mbl ; r b m nac s din ,

’ The E hi has int rench d e f t op hims l in Sennaar,

’ And e e E e e e e m lo d k ps the gyptian r b l w ll p y ,

e e a e a Who d ni s hom g , cl ims investiture

A s of Pe a e price tardy aid . rsi d mands

on The cities the Tigris, and the Georgians

R f e n . e e and e us their livi g tribute Cr t Cyp rus, H E L L A S .

’ Like mountain- twins that from each other s ve ins

- fire e Catch the volcano and arthquake spasm , Shake in

f e Like birds be or a storm,

And prophecyings horrible and ne w

Ar e heard among the crowd ! that sea of men s on . Sleeps the wrecks it made, breathle s and still

A Dervise e e a e e , l arn d in the Kor n, pr ach s

That it is writte n how the Sins of Islam

a e e Must r ise up a d stroyer ev n now .

5 f e The Greeks expect a Saviour rom the w st , ( )

S e m e n sa Who hall not com , y, in clouds and glory,

But in the omnipre sence of that spirit

’ i In which all live and are . Om nous Signs

’ Are blazon d broadly on the noon- day sky

’ O ne saw a re d cross st amp d upon t he sun

’ It has rain d blood and monstrous births de clare

of N The secret wrath ature and her Lord .

’ encam d C daris The army p upon the y ,

as t he of Was roused l t night by alarm battle ,

And t t he saw two hos s conflicting in air,

The shadows doubtless of the unborn time

on of ni Cast the mirror the ght . While yet

The l e fight hung ba anced, th re arose a storm

i t he f Wh ch swept phantoms rom among the stars . A t the third watch the spirit of the plague

H E L L A S .

And f e of of war two the lo ti st our ships ,

With t he bright image of that Que en of He aven

a her fa e for e f e e Who hid , perh ps, c gri , rev rs d

And the abhorre d cross

Ent er an A t t endant ( . )

A T E N D A N T T .

Your Sublime Highne ss

J ew The , who

M A H M UD .

Could not come more seasonably

’ im a ! Bid h attend . I ll he r no more too long

We a e on hr t he of f g z danger t ough mist ear,

’ And multiply upon our shat t er d hope s

of i ! The images ruin . Come what w ll

To - morrow and t o - morrow are as lamps

Se t in our path to light us t o t he edge

can ffe au Through rough and smooth , nor we su r ght

we Which he inflicts not in whose hand are .

l t S E M IO H O R U S s .

' Would I we re t he winge d cloud O f a tempest swift and loud I would scorn

The smile Of morn

And t he wave whe re the moon H E L L A S. 3 3

I would le ave

The spirits of eve

A shroud for t he corp se of the t o weave

From othe r threads than mine

Bask in the blue noon divine

Who would , not I.

S EM IO H O R U S 2md .

Whithe r t o fly ?

M . t S E I O H O R US l s .

’ Where the rocks that gird t h [ Egean

Echo t o t he battle pas

O f the fre e

I would fle e

A te mpe stuous he rald of victory I

My golde n rain

F Or t he Grecian Slain

S ar m hould mingle in te s with the bloody ain,

And my sole mn thunde r kne ll '

Should ring t o the world the passing

S EM IO H O R U S 2nd .

Ah king ! wilt thou chain

The rack and the rain ? H E L L A S.

C H O R U S .

’ O ! f of t he Slavery thou rost world s prime,

Killing it s flowers and leaving its t hornS \bare

has e Thy touch stamped th se limbs with crime,

These brows thy branding garland bear, f But the ree heart, the impassive soul Scorn thy control

M IO H O R U 1 st S E S .

li Let there be ght said Liberty,

And e f like sunris rom the sea,

A l— Ar her thens arose ound born,

Shone like mountains in the m om — Glorious state s and are they now A ? shes, wrecks, oblivion

S EM I O H O R U 2nd s .

Go,

’ Where The rmae and Asopus swallow d

P a e f ersia, as the s nd do s oam .

’ follow d Deluge upon deluge ,

D s M i cord , acedon, and Rome And lastly thou

S EM I O H O R 1 t U S s .

t Temples and owers,

Citadels and marts, and they

Who live and die there, have been ours,

And e may be thin , and must decay ;

H E L L A S

Before what splendour rolls be hind

Ruin and re novation cry Who but We

S E M IO H O R l U S st . I hear I hear

O f hi The hiss as a rus ng wind,

of f The roar as an ocean oaming,

of The thunder as earthquake coming. I hear I hear

of f The crash as an empire alling,

The shrieks as of a people calling

Mercy ! mercy - How they thrill !

” The n a shout of kill ! kill ! kill 1

And e l e th n a small sti l voic , thus

S EM I H S 2d O O R U .

For" f Revenge and wrong bring orth their kind , f ik The oul cubs l e their parents are, l The ir t he I den is in guilty mind , And c f Conscien e eeds them with despair.

R S l st S EMI C H O U .

a A s f In s cred then , near the ane

’ O f s P Wi dom , ity s altar stood

G od Serve not the unknown in vain,

ri a ai n But pay that broken sh ne g ,

f r Love or hate and tears fo blood . H E L L A S . 3 7

En e M A and A A ( t r H M U D H S U E R U S. )

M A H M U D .

e we Thou art a man thou say st even as .

S A H A S U E R U .

N O more !

M A H M U D .

But raised above t hyfe llow men

e By thought, as I by pow r.

R A H A S U E U S .

s Thou saye t so .

A M H M U D .

ThOu art an adept in t he difficult lore O f Greek and Frank philosophy thou numberest

Th e m easurest flowers, and thou the stars ;

Thou severest element from element ;

e as Thy spirit is pres nt in the p t, and sees

The birth of thi s Old world through all its cycles

O f e of e i d solation and lov l ness ,

And man and e a when was not, how man b c me

a t he e of i low S e e The mon rch and slav th s ph r , — And all its narrow circle s it is much

e e and be a I honour th , would wh t thou art

e e a W r I not wh t I am but the unborn hour,

ad e fe a and e Cr l d in r hop , conflicting storms ,

a e ? N or Who sh ll unv il thou , nor I, nor any

Mi or e ghty wise . I appr hend not 3 8 H E L L A S .

a me e e v Wh t thou hast taught , but I now p rc i e

That thou art no inte rprete r of dreams ;

own or Thou dost not that art, device, God , — C an make the future present let it come

More over thou disdaine st us and ours ; d as G o cont em lat e st . Thou art , whom thou p

A A S R S H U E U . — Disdain thee not the worm be neath thy fee t !

The Fathomle ss has care for meaner things

a e a e for e Th n thou canst dr am , and has m de prid thos

be a e not or e e Who would wh t th y may , would s m ! t e ar not ! e That which h y e . Sultan talk no mor

f e fu t he O th e and me , the ture and past — But look on that which cannot change t he O ne

E r The unborn and the undying. a th and ocean,

a e t he of ife or e m Sp c , and isles l light that g

a e of e e a The s pphir floods int rst ll r air,

’ firmam ent avilion d This p upon chaos ,

all e of a fire With its cress ts immort l ,

e e e a Whos outwall , bastion d impr gn bly

A a a e of e e g inst the esc p bold st thoughts, rep ls them

‘ — A s Calpe t he At lant ic clouds this Whole

O f and me n e a suns, worlds , and , and b sts , and flowers,

With all t he sile nt or te mpe stuous workings

e are By which th y have been, , or ceased to be,

Is but a vision - all that it inhe rits

' ~ 4O H E L L A S .

K an S e — and lo nock d it hall be open d look ,

The coming age is shadowe d on the past

As on a glass .

A M H M U D .

e Wild, wild r thoughts convulse My spirit—Did not Mahomet the Second Win Stamboul ?

A A S R S H U E U .

’ Thou would st ask that giant Spirit

f e of e f The written ortun s thy hous and aith .

’ Thou would st cite one ou t of t he grave t o tell

How o what was born in bl od must die .

M A H M U D . Thy words

Have power on me I see

A A S R S H U E U . thou ?

M A H M U D .

A far Whisper

Terrible silence .

A A S R H U E U S . What succeeds ?

M A H M U D . The sound

As of of a the assault an imperi l city, ‘ H E L L A S. 41

of in u The hiss inext g ishable fire ,

Th e roar of giant cannon ; the earthquaking

of and t o Fall vast bastions precipi ous t wers ,

’ of f n e n in r The shock crags shot rom stra ge g y,

of e of f The clash wh els, and clang armed hoo s,

And crash of brazen mail as of the wreck — Of adamantine mountains t he mad blast

O f e of t e s trumpets, and the n igh raging s ed ,

And of o shrieks women whose thrill jars the blo d ,

And one t r t o sweet laugh, mos ho rible hear,

As of a joyous infant waked and playing

’ r now With its dead mothe s breast, and more loud — mi - ha ! not The ngled battle cry, hear I

’

Ev r ovr é) mie . A l A ! n llah , I lah, llah

A H A S U ER A S

— ’ The sulphurous mist is raised thou see st

M A HM UD . A

As of two mountains in the wal l of Stamboul ;

And a c in that gh stly brea h the Islamites,

t on of Like gian s the ruins a world ,

of Stand in the light sunrise . In the dust

n a one Glimmers a ki gless di dem , and

Of regal port has cast himself be neath

The stre am of war! Anothe r proudly clad

In gold e n arms spurs a Tartarian barb 4 2 H E L L A S .

a hi s e Into the g p, and with iron mac

' D O f e Of irects the torrent that tid men, — — And seems he 1 s Mahomet !

A A S R S H U E U .

’ What thou see st

Is but t he ghost of thy forgotten dream .

A a f s dre m itsel , yet les , perhaps, than that

’ ’ call st li e Thou rea ty. Thou may st b hold

How on E e cities, which mpire sleeps enthron d ,

’ t ower d t o Bow their crests mutability.

’ P e e n on t he e oised by the flood , height thou hold st,

’ Thou may st now le arn how the full tide of power

E s — e of bbs to its depth Inh ritor glory,

C e onceiv d in darkness, born in blood, and nourished iWit h ’ tears and toil, thou see st the mortal throes Of P that whose birth was but the same . The ast

Now stands before the e like an Incarnation

’ Of the To- come ; yet would st thou commune with

That portion Of thyse lf which was ere thou

D for f e idst start this brie race whose crown is d ath ,

Dissolve with that strong faith and fe rvent passion f Which called it rom the uncreated deep ,

! on of cloud war, with its tempestuous phantoms

O f raging death ; and draw with mighty will

The imperial Shade hither .

xit A A S R S (E H U E U .

44 H E L L A S;

M i fe utinous pass ons, and conflicting ars ,

And hope s that sate themselves on dust and die

of - of Stript their mortal strength as thou thine .

Islam mum sM t “ M fi ‘

Over its ruins in t he world of death

A nd if t he S t he e trunk be dry, yet hall se d

Unfold itself e ven in the shape of that

i e Woe Wh ch gathers birth in its d cay . woe

To the weak people tangled in the grasp f O its last spasms . M A HM U D .

woe t o all ! Spirit,

Woe t o the wronged and the avenger ! Woe

To woe t o ! the destroyer, the destroyed

Woe e t o t he e to the dup , and woe deceiv r

Woe s t he to the oppres ed , and woe to oppressor

Woe both to those that suffer and inflict ;

die ! but Those who are born and those who say ,

of Imperial shadow the thing I am ,

is When, how, by whom, Destruction must accompl h

Her consummation

P A N T H O M .

A sk e H the cold pal our,

e e of e e a Rich in r v rsion imp nding d th ,

When he shall fall upon whose ripe grey hairs

e and S Infirmit Sit Car , orrow, and y H E L L A S . 45

i d The weight wh ch Crime , whose wings are plume

Leave s in his flight from ravaged heart t o heart

of Over the heads men , under which burthen

They bow thems elves unto the grave fond wretch

He of leans upon his crutch, and talks years

To come ; and how in hours of youth renewed

He will renew lost joys , and

Victory ! Victory !

A M H M U D .

What sound of t he importunate e arth has broken

My mighty trance ?

Victory ! Victory !

M A HM UD .

Weak lightning before darkne ss poor faint smile

O f dying Islam ! Voice which art the re sponse

O f hollow we akness ! Do I wake and live ?

e i or ma W re there such th ngs, y the unquiet brain,

e of O Je w V xed by the wise mad talk the ld ,

Have Shaped itself these Shadows of its fear ?

It matte rs not - for nought we see or dream

P or or be ossess , lose , grasp at, can worth

M or ore than it gives teaches . Come what may 46 H E L L A S .

fu e t he The ture must becom past, and I

A s t o hi e they were whom once t s pres nt hour,

hi a of e T s gloomy cr g tim to which I cling,

E e of o Seemed an lysian isl peace and j y, — Never t o be attaine d I must re buke

e of ere die This drunkenn ss triumph it ,

And ! dying, bring despair. Victory poor slaves

Shout in the jubile e of de ath ! The Gre eks

Are as a brood of lions in t he ne t

Round which t he kingly hunte rs of t he earth li A f Stand smi ng. narchs, ye whose daily ood

Are fr i of e curses , groans , and gold , the u t d ath

t o of t he From Thule the girdle world ,

f s ! wi of Come , ea t the board groans th the flesh men ; f ’ The cup is oaming with a nation s blood ,

hi die ! Famine and T rst await eat, drink, and

EM IO H O R U S 1 st S .

vu S Victorious Wrong, with lture cream ,

e t he Salutes the risen sun , pursu s flying day

’ her a I saw , ghastly as a tyr nt s dream ,

P on e of erch the tr mbling pyramid night,

Beneath which earth and all her realms pavilioned lay

of In visions the dawning und elight .

Who Shall impede her flight ?

Who rob her of her prey ?

48 H E L A S L .

are t e for e These chains light, fit r slaves and poison rs

! e ! . ! e Than Greeks Kill plund r burn let none r main .

R S 1 st S EM I C H O U .

Alas for Libe rty

If n e a or unfulfillin umbers , w lth , g years ,

f t he f e e Or ate , can quell r

A ! for e las Virtu , when

s or or e e Torment , contumely, the sn rs

‘ Of erring judging m e n

t he e e Can break h art wher it abides .

A ! if v e e e las Lo e , whose smil mak s this obscure world spl ndid ,

e f e e Can chang with its alse tim s and tid s ,

e Lik hope and terror,

Alas for Love

And e f e Truth , who wand rest lone and unbe riend d ,

If thou canst veil thy lie- consuming

ef e of E B ore the dazzl d eyes rror,

A for e e ! e of A las th Imag the bove . 2 S E M I O H O R US d.

R e l e f e o epuls , with p um s rom conqu st t rn ,

Led the ten thousand from t he limits of t he m om

Through many an hostile Anarchy

“ At e e e t he Sea the Se a ! length th y w pt aloud , and cri d ,

le and i Through exi , persecution, despa r,

R e A a e e om was, and young tl ntis shall b com

or t he or t he The wonder, terror, tomb H E L L A S 49 .

Of all whose step wakes powe r lulle d in her savage

e e i But Gr ec was as a hermit ch ld ,

Whose fairest thoughts and limbs were built

’ To r so woman s growth , by d eams mild,

She kne w not pain or guilt ;

And ! E ! now, O Victory, blush and mpire tremble y

When ye de se rt the free

If Gree ce must be

A W it s f e re - reck , yet shall ragm nts assemble,

And build the mselves again impregnably

In a diviner clime .

Am hi on a To p onic music some C pe sublime ,

f e f O f Which rowns abov the idle oam Time .

S E M I O H O R S 1 st U .

Let the tyrants rule the de sert they have made

Let the free posse ss the paradise they claim ;

Be the fortune of our fierce oppre ssors weighed

our our e our a With ruin , resistanc , and n me

S E M I H S 2d O O R U .

S e of Our dead hall be the se d their decay,

Our survivors be the shadow of their prid Our adversity a dream to pass away

Their dishonour a remembrance t o abide

Victory ! Victory ! The bought Briton sends

The keys of oc ean t o the Islamite ‘ H E L L A 50 S.

’ N ow of be veil d shall the blazon the cross ,

And S e n British kill dir cting Othma might,

e - e 0 Thund r strik rebel victory . keep holy

This jubile e of unre venge d blood

Kill crush de spoil Let not a Greek e scape

R S l st S E M I C H O U .

’ Darkness has dawu d in t he East

On t he noon of time

The e a - e e t o i fe d th birds d sc nd the r ast,

n From the hu gry clime .

Let Free dom and Pe ace fle e far

To n a su nier strand ,

’ And follow Love s folding star

To the Eve ning land

EM I H O R 2d S O U S .

The young moon has fed

He r a s e n exh u t d hor , With the sunset’s fire

iThe ea w k day is dead ,

i " But the night is not born ; p \ Ari l e d , like oveliness panting with wild d sire

e e fe While it tr mbl s with ar and delight,

H e e f esp rus fli s rom awakening night ,

And pants in its beauty and speed with light f Fast flashing, so t, and bright .

Thou beacon of love thou lamp of the free

52 H E L L A S.

A brighter Hellas rears its mountains

From wave s sere ner far ;

A ne w Pene us rolls his fountains

A s ni - gain t the mor ng star.

f r Where airer Tempes bloom , the e sleep

clads on Young Cy a sunnier deep .

A f Ar t he lo tier gos cleaves main,

Fraught with a later prize ;

A e nother Orph us sings again,

And and e i s. loves, we ps , and d e

A new Ulysses le aves once more

for his e Calypso nativ shore .

0 r e no e of T , w it more the tal roy,

’ If earth Death s scroll must be

N or mix with Laian rage the joy

Although a subtler Sphinx re ne w

e e e Riddl es of death Th bes n ver kn w .

A A S nother thens hall arise,

And t o re moter time

e t he Bequ ath, like sunset to skies,

of m e The splendour its pri .

And e if t leav , nough so bright may live,

ve All e arth can take or Heave n can gi . H E L A L S.

8 Saturn and Love the ir long repose ( )

e But votive tears and symbol flow rs .

O cease must hate and de ath re turn ?

Ce ase must m e n kill and die ?

Cease drain not t o its dre gs the urn

of a The world is weary the p st,

O might it die or rest at last !

T H E

F et n Dorset St ree t , le St reet , Lo don.

T E 5 6 N O S.

miser of t he c ommission of e or s ould u e add a of y rr , h s p r th t t he unishm e n and t h e ri a ons onse uen u on it ill p t p v ti c q t p , st would re main ine li able and in re dible T a r i a xp c c . h t the e s

rue olu ion of t he riddle and a in our resen s a e a t s t , th t p t t t th t

So u ion is una ainable b u s are re osit ions w ic m a b e l t tt y , p p h h y re arde d as e uall er ain me anw ile as it is t he r o in e of g q y c t h , p v c t he poe t t o attach himselft o tho se ide as which e xalt and ennoble humani le t him b e ermi e d t o ha e on ec ured t he condi ty, p tt v c j t tion of th at futurity towards which w e are all impelled by an in

in s ir r imm ali n il be er ar u men s e xt gui hable th st fo ort ty . U t tt g t

“ can be rodu e d an so i m whi dis ra e t he au e hi s p c th ph s s ch g c c s , t desire itself must re main t he stronge st and t he only pre sumpv

io ni i t h in e ri an f r hin in b ein t n that eter ty s e h t ce o e ve y t k g g.

3 r ( ) N o hoary p iest af t er t hat Pat riar ch. The Greek Patriar ch afte r having been compe lle d t o fulmi nate an anath ema against t he insurgents w as put t o de ath by

ur s t he T k . For tunately t he Gre e ks h ave b e e n taught th at the y cannot b u se uri b de ada ion and t he Tur s ou h e uall y c ty y gr t , k , th g q y

- cr u e l are le ss unnin an t he smoo fa ed ran s of Euro e . , c g th th c ty t p

A s t o t he ana hema his Holine ss mi as w ell a e r ow n t , ght h v th

e ffe i roduce d The his mitre at M ount A thos for any ct that t p . chiefs of t he Gre eks are almost all men of comprehension and

r li i n and oli i s e nlighte ned view s on e g o p t c .

4 The reedman o a wes t er n oe t chie ( ) f f p f .

’ A Greek w ho had b e en L ord Byron s serv ant commands t he in ur en in A i a T is Gr e L r B n i . e o d ro nforms s g ts tt c h k , y l o 0 me ou a o e and an ent hu srast l c a ri o a e hi m ra er , th gh p t p t t, g v th t he ide a of a imid and unen er risin rs on ar a t t p g pe . It appe s th t

ir um s ance s ma e men w a t e are and at w e all on ain c c t k h t h y , th c t t he germ of a degr e e of degr adation or of greatne ss whose

onne ion wi h our ara er i det e rmine d b e e n s c x t ch ct s y v t . N O T E S. 57

5 The Gr eeks ex ect a Saviour rom t he West ( ) p f . It is reporte d that this M e ssiah h ad arrive d at a sea- port near Lace daemon in an A m e rican b ri The a s o ia io of g . s c t n

name s and ideas is irr e sis ibl ludi r ou s b ut t he r e ale nce of t y c , p v such a r umour strongly marks t he state of popul ar enthusiasm

in ree G ce .

6 The sownc is an Assault am. Im erial t ( ) l of of p Ci y . F or t he vision of M ahmud of t he taking of C onstantinopl e i n ’ “ ” 1 445 See Gibb o s Decline nd F all t he Roma Em i n re v ol. , n a of p ,

223 . xii . p . The m anner of t he invocation of t he Spirit of M ahome t t he

Se ond will be censure d as o er sub le I ould easil c v t . c y have made t he J ew re ular on uror and t he P ant om an ordi a a g c j , h n ry

os I a e e fe r e d t ore re sen t he J e w as di claimi all gh t . h v pr r p t s ng

re en ion or e en belief in su e rna ural a e n and as em p t s , v , p t g cy, t pt ing M ahmud t o that state of mind in w hich ideas may b e sup po se d t o assume t he force of sensations through t he confusion ‘ of ou wi t he ob e of ou and t he e es of as th ght th j cts th ght , xc s p sion anima in t he cre a ion of ima inat ion t g t s g .

is a or of na ural ma i s u e ible of b ein e er i e d in It s t t g c, sc pt g x c s a de gre e by any one w ho should have made hims elf master of ’ t re a o ia on f an r u h he sec t ss c ti s o othe s tho g ts .

7 N ot e ( )

The nal C oru is indis inc and obs ure as t he e en o t he fi h s t t c , v t f li in drama w o e a ri al it for t e lls Pr o e ci f r an e . es o wa d v g h s r v ph s,

r um ours of wars &c . m a afel b e made b oe or ro e in , y s y y p t p ph t an a e but t o an i i a e owe er dar l a eriod of r e en y g , t c p t h v k y p g e ration and happiness is a m ore hazar dous e xe rcise of t he faculty whi c bar ds osses s or fei It will remind t he r e a h p gn . der mag ” no nec roximus in er all of Isaia and Vir il w ose ard n p t v o h g , h e t Spirits ove rleaping t he actual reign of e vil which w e e ndur e and b e wail alread saw t h e ossible and e r a s a r ac in s at e , y p p h p pp o h g t ” of s ocie in w ic t he lion shall lie down wit h t he lamb and ty h h , ” omnis fe re t omni a e llu au t s . Let these gr eat nam es be my t horit and m e cuse y y x . 58 N O T E S.

8 Sat urn and Love t heir lon re ose shall bu rst ( ) g p . Saturn and Lo ve were among t he deit ies of a real or imaginary

s a e of inno en e and a ine . All o e who ell or t he Gods t t c c h pp ss th s f , of Gre e e A sia and E and t he man unsubdued or t he c , , gypt ; y , mon ous ob e c s of t he idola r of China India t he An ar str j t t y , , t ctic i land and t h e na i e ribes of A m eri a er a a e rei ned s s, t v t c , c t m h v g o er t he unders andin of men in on un ion or in u e sion v t gs c j ct s cc s , during p eri ods in which all w e know of e vil has been in a state of or en ous and un il t he re i al of lea nin and t he ar p t t , , t v v r g ts,

ll r a in a i i The Gre ian od e m ind pe rpe tua y inc e s g ct v ty. c g s s e ee d t o ha e been er onall mor e inno en al ou it canno be v p s y c t, th gh t

aid a as far as e m eran e and a i are on erned e s , th t t p c ch st ty c c , th y

‘ i n am le Th orr r of h M e i a e e e d f i e . e o t e an h g v v ry y g x p s h s x c , t e

Per ian and t he ndian u e r i ion are well n n w . uv , I s p st t s k o

60 ON T HE DEA T H O NA POLEON F .

S a and ll d E till live sti bold , shoute arth ,

and l I grow bolder sti l more bold .

Th e de ad fill me t e n thousand fold

e of e e and rt Full r sp ed , and spl ndour, mi h ,

u e and I was clo dy, and sull n, cold,

ke f e Li a rozen chaos uproll d ,

Till by the spiri t of the mighty dead

f on f d e e . My heart gr w warm . I eed whom I

A e l e and l E t y , a iv stil bold , muttered ar h,

’ N e apoleon s fierce spirit roll d,

In terror and blood and gold ,

f t o f ir A torre nt o ruin death rom his b th.

Le ave the millions who follo w t o mould

The me tal before it be cold ;

And a his a w i i e we ve into sh me, h ch l k the dead f fl d S u s s o r e . hro d me, the hope that r m his glo y

Re ri nt e b RXCHARD C LA! Sons B rea St reet Hi . p d y , d ll

A u ust 1 886 . g ,

H I ! T E SHELLE! SOC ET .

P UB LICA TION S F OR 1 886 .

’ The Society s Publications for 1 886 will be least t he following twelve

’ 1 S elle s A dona is an Ele on t he Deat of . h y gy h John K eat s Pisa 4t o 1 82 1 A acsimil Re . . e rint on an , , F p h d made Pa er edit e d wit a Biblio ra ical nt roduct ion p , h g ph I , b T omas J Wise econd Editio i . . S n Rev sed Pri y h ( , . ) ce

1 03 . B oards Issue . [ d

’ ’ “ 2 S elle s Re iew of Ho s no el Mem i . o rs of h y v gg v , Prince Alexy N ow first reprint ed from

The Crit ical Revie w De o 1 8 1 4 on and- m ade Pa er , n , h p , ’ “ Ext ract from Prof Dowden s art icle S me wit an . o h , ”

l rit in s o elle ontem Rev. Se t . Ear W f S C . y g h y ( p , p i Edit e d wit an nt roduct or Not e b T os . W se , h I y , y h . J . d Edition vised Price 28 6 d B oards econ Re . . . (S , .) [ Issued

’ 3 S elle s A las tor or The S irit o Solitude and . h y , p f ; f 1 8 1 6 A acsimile t er Po ms . L ndon ca 8 o o h e o . v , p , . F

Re rint on and- made Pa er wit a new Pre face b p h p , h y

Bert ram Dobell Second Edition Revised. Pr ice 6 3 . . ( , )

B oard Issuer! . s. [ ’ elle s Hellas a L rical Dra ma L n 4 S . ondo 8 vo . h y , y , ,

A csimile Re rint on nd- m 1 822 . Fa p ha ade Paper ’ t o et er wit S e lle s Prolo ue t o H ellas and Not e s g h h h y g , t d S elle E it b Dr arn t an Mar . d e W . ed wit an y . G y h y , h nt r i os i Pre sen oduct on b T J se . d W t e b Mr . . S I , y h . y F . . Ellis Price 8 8 B oards Issue . . . [ d

’ 5 Lond . S elle s E i s chidion on 8v e 1 82 1 h y p p y . , , . Facsimile Reprint on hand- made Paper ; wit h an nt roduct io t he Re St o ford A Br n b v oo e M . A I y . p . k , Pr e n d e t R . A . P t se e d di ed b Mr. ot s . ri t an y P ce 6 3 . B oards I s . [ s ued

’ 6 . S elle s A ddress t o t he Irish Peo le Dublin . 8vo h y p , ,

1 8 12 A acsimile Re rint on and- made Pa . F p h per ; dit d t i e e wit nt roduc on T os J . s b . i e an W . P , h I , y h re sent B ice 3 oar ed b Mr Walt er Slat er . r 5 B P . . ds y . . [ Issued

S ll ’ i f h ’ 7 . he ey s Cenc ( or t e Socie t y s p erformance in Ma wit a rolo ue b Dr o n Tod unt er an y), h p g y . J h h ; I nt roduct ion and Not e s by Harry B uxt on Forman and A lfred orm an and a Port rait of Beat rice C enci F ; .

Pri . 6d B oards I su ce 28 . s ed . [

’ lle s Vindi a ion o ur l Diet London . S e c t Nat a . 8 h y f , 3 A Re rint 1 882 wit a Prefat or Not e 1 2mo 1 8 1 . , p , , h y

A . A n P sen M . E. xo re t ed b r . d W b S Salt an . . y H. y co d Edition Issued A xon Se n . . ( ) [

9 A M emoir o Shelle wit a fres Preface b . f y, h h , y Willi am Michael Rosset t i a Port rait of Shelley and an en ra in of his Tomb Second Edition wit Con g v g . ( , h te and a full Index Issued nts . ) [ 5 A L e t ter t L or r . o d Ellenbo u h o . 8 ve . Not dat d g ( e , b ut Reproduced fr om t h e unique copy of t h e ori inal in t he ossession of Sir Perc S e lle i g p y h y . W t h an nt roduct ion I .

6 Pr r . ep osals f o an A ssocia t ion of Philanthrop

8 vo. Not dat e d but Re roduced wit ( , p , h ’ Int roduct ion from Sir Perc S elle s co of t , y h y py he ori inal g .

’ S elle s M as ue o A na rch 7 . 1 832 Edit ed wit h y q f y, . , h an nt roduct ion b S dne E Pre st on Present ed b I , y y y . . y h Edit or t e .

’ 8 A acsimile of Mr H B xt on orman s co of . F . . u F py ’ ueen M o b wit S elle s correct ions Edit ed wit Q , h h y . , h an nt roduct ion b H Buxt on orman I , y . F .

9 The Shelle rim r b M r H S Salt T is will P e . . . y , y . . h be ublis ed b Ree es and Turner earl in 1 887 and p h y v y , h Societ will t a e a co for eac of it s M emb ers t e y k py h .

’ le ci t s Pa ers Part b t he Rev 1 0 The S el So e . . . h y y p , I y A H B ux n r n f r . e M . t o o ma t o o d A Broo . . S p k , ; F ;

l lind . M at i de nd . M M . A B a W Henr Sweet . y , ; h ; P t N o 1 cont ainin t he nau ural Rosset t i. ar . I , ( g I g “ ” A ddre ss on Sh elle y delivered t o t he Societ y on s no at ress March l ot h la t ) is w p .

’ Th elle Societ s Pa ers Part cont ainin 1 1 . e S h y y p , II , g urin 1 88 t he chief Papers read d g 7 .

’ 1 2 Th e Shelle v S ociet s N ote- B ook Part II edit ed . y , ,

n . cret ar by t he Ho ora y.

’ The Socie ty s pe rformance of The Cenci will Mr f I e e e e a e . I I b r p t d , with H V zin as the and M Alm “ V as Count, iss Beatrice , e arly in May 1 88 7 ; ellas in t he of t he e autumn same y ar .

The Committee hope dv some Members ” will give the Socie ty other F3 simile Reprints . An estimate of t he cost of reproducing all t he ’ original e ditions of Shelley s diffe re nt works ’ t - B ok will be give n shortly in the Society s No e o . Two or more frie nds may well join in t he gift of 9 book .

A u t obio ra h Mr M g p y, by . W . . Rossetti

r — . 9 e N 6 ectus , p , S ries IV, o . , has l o b e e n e a e com ng pr p red , and can be r vised , le t ed as as e p , and sent to press , soon the Soci ty has e e it mon y nough to print . This could be ’ in 1 888 if t he Socie ty s me mbership reache s t he e of 500 1 886 numb r in .

The Committee is also anxious to comme nce in exact acsimile of the publication, f , the more ’ of e ll Ma important Sh ey s nuscripts , and will be glad to re ce ive offe rs of financial or other

a e assist nce towards that obj ct . If