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with pestilence。
Wealth�察�too�察�I coveted�察�And heaped its shining dust in hoards around
me�察�And yet it was but dust�察 �as barren of Enjoyment as the ground we
tread upon。 I clad myself in purpleheaped my board With all the fairest�察�
sweetest fruits of earth�察�And filled my golden goblets with bright juice�察�
Pressed from the goodliest grapes�察�and made my couch Of down�察�and yet�察�
I was most wretched still。 My garments were but cumbersome�察�my couch
Could give no rest�察 �and e'en my generous wines Could not remove the
crushing weight that sat�察 �Nightmare´like�察 �on my heart�察 �until it grew A
palpable and keenly aching pang。 There is�察�one path which yet remains
untrod�察�To be my guide in it�察�I called thee hither�察�'Tis that of knowledge。
Spirit。
The same In which the mother of thy race was lost�察�With e'en a wiser�察�
mightier guide than I。 She thirsted�察�too�察�for knowledge�察�and she gave Her
innocenceher home in Paradise The happiness of himwho shared her
lot To knowwhat�拭�That her wn rebellious hand Had raised the flood´
gates of a sea of crime�察�Which would for ever pour its bitter waves Upon
the helpless unprotected race�察�Which her rash deed had ruined。 Think of
the sighsthe groansthe floods of tears The woestoo deep for these
which have no end�察 �Save but in heart´breaks� �Think upon the toil The
sweatthe painthe strifethe crimethe blood The myriads of souls
with which this one Sad lesson was obtained� �whose price is yet Not fully
paid�察�nor shall be so�察�until The last poor son of earth mingles with dust� �
Dost thou not fear to tread a path like this�拭�
Werner。
I have no fear�察 �It is so long since I have felt its thrill That 'twere a
pleasure now to feel it。
Spirit。
What wouldst thou know�拭�Thou art familiar with all earthly lore。 More�此�
Thou hast gained�察 �and wield'st a power�察 �to which The rulers of the
elements do bow�察 �The hurricane�察 �at thy command goes forth�察 �Walking
where'er thou bid'st it�察�and the storm Ceases to howl when thou hast said�察�
;Be still� ─�Thine anger stirs the ocean�察�and thy wrath Finds out the deep
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foundations of the mountains�察 �And shakes them with its strength�察 �the
subtle fire�察 �That lights the tempest on its gloomy way�察 �Starts from its
cloud´rocked slumber�察�at thy call�察�To be thy messenger。 Canst thou not be
content when thou art feared By those who rule a world�拭�What is there yet
Which thy insatiate mind desires to know�拭 �Would'st learn immortal
mysteries�拭�Reflect Thou art but mortal。
Werner。
Spirit�察 �why dost thou Taunt me with my mortality�拭 �Weak things�察�
Brought forth from earth�察─�Poor simple child of clay�察─�These are thy
words�察 �when well thou knows't that I�察�Though bound to earth by bonds
made of its mire�察�Am mightier than thou。 Were it not so�察�Thou would'st not
now be face to face with one Of mortal birth。 Thou�察�too�察�canst feel revenge�察�
And knowest how to wreak it�察�but�察�take heed�察�The power which brought
thee hither�察�can�察�and may Deal harshly with thee。 If thou knowest aught
Worthy of an immortal mind to know�察�To which I have not pierced�察�reveal
thy knowledge。
Spirit。
We may not tell the secrets of eternity�察�But I can show thee things thou
hast not seen�察�And they may profit thee�察 �although 'twill shake Even thy
proud heart to look upon them。 Would'st see them�拭�
Werner。
It is my wish。
Spirit。
Come then。
Werner。
Lead on�察�Although thy path be through hell's gloomy gate�察�I too will
pass its portals at thy back。 Thou canst not enter where I dare not pass。
��The cloud closes around them�察�and moves away�察�and a voice sings as
it disappears。
To the region of shadow�察�The region of death�察�Where dust is a stranger�察�
And life has no breath�察 �Where darkness and silence Their dim shrouds
have cast Round the phantoms of worlds That belong to the past�察�Spirits
who sit on The thrones of the air�察�Guide ye our chariot�察�Waft ye us there。
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��Exeunt。
Act II。
The verge of Creation。 Enter Werner and Spirit。
Werner。
We have outtravelled light and sound�此 �The harmonies that pealed
around us�察�as Through yon array of dim and distant worlds We winged our
flight�察�have wholly died away�察�Or come to us so faintly echoed�察�that Our
ears must watch and wait to catch them。 Those stars are now like watch´
fires�察 �which though seen Blazing afar�察 �send not their light to make The
path of the benighted wanderer More plain and cheerful。 Before us
stretches one vast field of gloom�察 �So dense as to appear impenetrable�此�
Darkness�察�that has a body and a form�察�Both palpable to touch and sight�察�
across Our path a barrier rears that seems to bar Our farther progress。 If
there be�察 �beyond This wall of blackness�察 �aught of mystery�察 �What power
shall guide us to it�拭�
Spirit。
Thy mind Which�察�from the influence of matter�察�free As it is now and
shall be till again Though art returned unto thy native orb�察 �Is its own
master�察�and its will is now Its only needed guide。 Strange things are hidden
by that ebon veil�察�To which a single wish of thine may bear us。
Werner。
Then let us on�此 �Since we our search for knowledge have begun�察�
Wherever there is aught that Power has made�察�Which Time has ruined�察�or
which Fate has damned�察�There let us go�察�that we may look on it�察�And learn
its history。 What intense glooms We now are passing through� �I feel them
part Before�察 �and close behind us�察 �as we fly�察�As plainly as the swimmer
feels the waves That lave his gliding limbs。 This sure must be The home of
Deathno voice�察�no sound�察�no sigh�察�Not ev'n so much of breath as would
suffice To make a lily tremble� �
Spirt。
Though say'st true�察�This is indeed the realm of Death��at least It has
no more of life than what though hast Brought here with thee��I speak of
mortal life�此�We now are near the Hades of past worlds�察�Whose spirits have
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a life which cannot die。 You laugh� �and show the haughty arrogance
Which in your mortal brethren you cotemn。 Think you that he who
gave to man his mind�察�The undying spark that quickens his clay frame�察�
Would fashion from the same material Such mighty wonders as the
spheres which go Hymning around his everlasting throne� �Giving to them
a beauty which alone Could be conceived by him�察�which has great hand
Alone could mould into reality�察�And yet deny them what he gave to thee�察�
Intelligence� �a thing that knows not death�拭 �Hast though not seen thine
earth put forth her leaves�察�Clothing her rugged mountain tops and sides�察�
Her forests in the vale�察 �each tree and shrub�察 �With a fair foliage�拭 �hast
though not beheld Her weaving�察�in the sunny springtide hours�察�A fairy web
of emerald´bladed grass To robe her valleys in�拭 �With every flow'r Of
graceful form�察 �and soft and downy leaf�察 �And tender hue�察 �and tint�察 �that
Beauty owns�察 �To deck her gentle breast�拭 �When Autumn came�察 �With its
rich gifts of pleasant�察 �mellow fruits�察 �Hast though not seen her wipe her
sunburnt brow�察�And shake her yellow locks from every hill�拭�Hast though
not heard her holy songs of peace And plenty warbled from each vocal
grove�察�And murmured by her myriads of streams�拭 �Hast though not seen
her�察�when the hollow winds�察�Which moan the requiem of the dying year�察�
Raved through her leafless bowers�察 �wrap about Her breast a mantle�察�
wherewith to protect And nurse the seed�察 �the trusting husbandman Hath
given to her keeping�拭�Are thine acts As full of wisdom�察�and as free from
blame�拭�If not�察�then why deny to her the life And spirit you possess�拭�
Werner。
I did not laugh In disbelief of what thy words declare�察 �But they stir
such strange thoughts within my mind�察�That�察�as I will not weep�察�I can but
smile。 Methinks the darkness has grown less profound�察�A heavy�察 �dim�察�
and shadowy light�察�like that Which�察�when the storm has chosen midnight's
hour Of stilly gloom�察 �to hold its revel in�察 �First glimmers through the
clouds which have been rent�察 �And torn by their own fierceness�察 �hands
about us。 The light increases still�察 �and in the distance�察 �Enormous
shadows�察�wearing distinct shapes�察�Since seemingly immovable�察�and others
Like mighty�察 �mastless�察 �sailless�察 �vessels�察 �moved By magic o'er a tideless�察�
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