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waveless ocean�察�In calm�察�majestic silence float along� �

     Spirit。 Let us go nearer�察�Now what seest though�拭�

     Werner。 

     Worlds   like   to   that   I   live   on�察  �save   that   these   Seem   made   of   living 

shades instead of dust�察�Vast mountains�察�with tall trees and mighty rocks�察�

And   fountains�察  �gushing   from   their   very   summits�察  �Huge�察  �towering   cliffs�察�

and   deep   and   lonely  glens�察�And   wide´mouthed   caves   that   hold   a   deeper 

gloom�察�With precipices from whose edges soft And silvery cataracts are 

leaping   down�察  �Swift   streams�察  �that   rush   adown   their   rugged   sides�察  �And 

quiet lakelets�察�that appear to sleep In the embrace of the surrounding hills�察�

The   cottage   of   the   hardy   hunter�察  �perched   High   on   the   rocks�察  �like   to   an 

eagle's nest�此�The shepherd's humble shieling�察�and his fold�察�And�察�half´way 

up�察�broad vineyards�察�with their vines Bending with purple clusters of ripe 

fruit�察�Wide valleys�察�with green meadows�察�and pure streams�察�And gentle 

hills�察  �where   ripening   harvests   stand�察  �Majestic   rivers�察  �with   their   verdant 

banks Studded with towns�察�and rural villages�察�Motionless lakes�察�and seas 

without a wave�察�And oceans pulseless as a dead man's heart� �And mighty 

cities�察�standing on their coasts�察�With vasty walls and gilded palaces�察�And 

giant   tow'rs�察  �and   tapering     spires�察  �that   seem   The   guardians   of   all  they 

overlook。      Churchyards�察     �with    their  pale   gravestones�察    �that   appear    Like 

watchers of the dead whose names they bear� �All these are there�察�but not a 

sign of life�察�No living thing that creeps along the ground�察�Or flies the air�察�

or swims the wave�察�is seen。 It seems as if on all things some strong spell 

Had     in  the   twinkling    of   a  star  came    down     And    rocked    them    to   an 

everlasting sleep� �Spirit� �tell me if what I see is more Than a delusion�察�if it 

be�察�whence came These shades�拭�

     Spirit。 

     And have I not already said That these things are�察�that they are quick 

with life�察�Such life as disembodied spirits have�察�That they are deathless�拭�

Thou need'st not inquire Of me whence they are come�察�for thou hast seen 

One of their number on its journey hither。                 The period may not be far 

remote When   thine  own   planet�察�starting   from  its   sphere�察 �Shall  fright   the 

dwellers of the stars that skirt Its destined pathway to these silent realms� �



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Thou'st     seen    the  comet     rushing    through     the  sky�察  �And�察   �gazing    on   the 

glowing track which it Had branded on the azure breast of space�察�Thinking 

thy words were wisdom�察�thou hast said�察 �When its full term of years has 

been   fulfilled�察  �It   shall   return   again。;   Not   knowing   that   The   light   thou 

sawest was reflected from That sacred fire�察�which�察�in the end�察�shall purge 

The spirit essence which pervades creation�察�From the dull dust with which 

a wayward fate Has clogged its being� �Question me no more Remember 

what   I   saidI   dare   not   tell   The   secrets   of   Eternity。   Look   on   And   learn 

whate'er thou canst。 

     Werner。 

        There is one thing which I at last have learned�察�To feel that with 

the increase of our knowledge Our sorrows must increase。 I oft have heard�察�

But never before have felt the truth of this。               To know that were it not for 

this clay mask�察�I even now might pierce the shadowy veil That wraps in 

mystery the things I see�察�And comprehend their secret principle�察�Will make 

life doubly hard to bear�察�and tempt Me much to shake it prematurely off�察�

And snatch wings for my spirit ere its time。 A total ignorance were better 

than    The    flash   which     from    its  slumber     wakes     the   mind�察   �And    then�察�

departing�察  �leaves   it   to   itself�察  �In   the   wide   maze   of   error�察  �darkly   groping。 

Wisdom   is   not   the   medicine   to   heal   A  discontented   mind。   I   now   know 

more     Than     when     I  left  the   earth�察  �but   feel   that  I  Have     bought     my 

knowledge with increase of sorrow。 

     Spirit。 

        Did I not tell thee that its path were steep�察�And hard to climb�察�and 

thick    beset   with    thorns�察  �And    that   its  tempting�察   �longed´for     fruit�察 �tho' 

bought With a great price�察�is full of bitterness�拭�If though art satisfied�察�let 

us   retrace   Our   way   to   earth   again�察  �wert   thou   to   go Yet   farther   on�察  �thou 

might'st regret the more Our coming hither。 

     Werner。 

        What�   �is   there   aught   still   more   remote   than   these   From   the   great 

centre of the universe�察�The fair domain of life and living things�拭�

     Spirit。 

     There   is�察  �A  kingdom   tenanted   with   such   dark   shapes�察  �That   angels 



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shudder when they look on them� �Thou surely dost not wish to visit it。 

     Werner。 

        Why not�拭�There is within my mind a void Whose vacant weight is 

harder to be borne Than the keen stingings of more active pangs�察�When it 

has   traced   the   mystic   chain   of   being   To   its   last   link�察  �it   may   perchance 

shake off The misery of restless discontent�察�Its fulness then may sink it 

into rest。 

     Spirit。 

        I have no power to disobey thy word�察�If thou wilt on�察�I must proceed 

with   thee�察  �Even   though   in   looking   on   I   share   the   pangs   Of   those   who 

suffer。 

     Werner。 

        Come�察  �then�察  �I too   must   see   them�察  �tho'   it   cost   Me   years   of   pain   to 

gaze but for a moment。 

     Spirit。 

        'Twere harder now to find Eve's' buried dust�察�Than to declare who 

has inherited The largest portion of her prying spirit。 

     ��Sings。�� 

     Where Pain keepeth vigil             With Sorrow and Care�察�And Horror sits 

watching        By   dull´eyed   Despair�察  �Where   the   Spirit   accurst       Maketh 

moan in its wo�察�Thy wishes direct us�察             �And thither we go。 

     ��Exeunt。 



                                         ACT III。 



     Scene I。 Near the place of the damned。 Enter Werner and Spirit。 

     Werner。 

        What   piercing�察  �stunning   sounds   assail   my   ear�   �Wild   shrieks   and 

wrathful curses�察�groans and prayers�察�A chaos of all cries� �making the space 

Through which they penetrate to flutter like The heart of a trapped hare�察�

are revelling round us。          Unlike the gloomy realm we just have quitted�察�

Silent   and   solemn�察 �all   is   restless here�察�All   wears   the   ashy  hue   of   agony。 

Above   us   bends   a   black   and   starless   vault�察�Which   ever   echoes   back   the 



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fearful voices That rise from the abodes of wo beneath。 Around us grim´ 

browed   desolation   broods�察  �While�察  �far   below�察  �a   sea   of   pale   gray   clouds�察�

Like     to  an  ocean    tempest    beaten�察   �boils。  Whither     shall  we   direct   our 

journey now�拭�

     Spirit。 

        Right   down   through   yon   abyss   of   boiling   clouds�察  �If   though   hast 

courage to attempt the plunge�察�Our pathless way must be。 A moment more 

And   we   shall   stand   where   angels   seldom   stand�察�And   devils   almost   pity 

when they stand�察�Behold� �

     Werner。 

        Eternal God� �Whose being�察�is of love�察�whose band is pow'r�察�Whose 

breath is life�察�whose noblest attribute�察�The one most worthy of thyself~´ 

is   mercy�   �Were   these   of   thine   immortal   will   conceived�拭  �Has   thy   hand 

shaped   them  out the   forms   they  wear�拭  �Has   thy  breath   made   them  quick 

with�察   �breathing    life�拭  �And    is  thy  mercy    to  their   wailings    deaf�拭  �Poor 

creatures� �I bad deemed that in my breast Grief had congealed the hidden 

fount of tears�察�But ye have drawn them from their frozen source And I do 

weep for you� �

     Spirit。 

        What moves thee thus�拭�I thought thy heart so steeled in hardihood 

Of universal hate�察�and pride�察�and scorn�察�That even were the woes�察�which 

thou   dost   here   Behold   endured   by   others�察  �heaped   on   thee�察  �Thy   haughty 

soul unmoved would feel them all�察�Accounting its development of strength 

To bear the worst decrees of ruthless fate�察�Sufficient recompense� �

     Werner。 

     Misdeem me not�察�If I have wept involuntary tears O'er pangs beyond 

my pow'r to mitigate�察�Believe me�察�'twas in pity�察�not in fear。 But tell me�察�

Spirit� �is all hope extinct In those who here sojourn�察�or do they look Yet 

forward to some blest millennial day�察�Which shall redeem them from this 

horrid place。 

     Spirit。 

     Best ask your theologians that question。 Some say that there are places 

purgatorial�察�Where Error pays the price of her transgressions In sufferings 



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that efface the effects of sin。 And other some declare that when the soul 

And clay are parted�察�heaven seals the doom Of both�察�beyond repeal。 Let 

thy   own   mind   Sit   arbiter   'twixt   these�察  �and   choose   the   truth。   Mark   what 

approaches us�察�and mark it well。 

     Werner。 

        I   cannot   turn   my   gaze   from   it�察  �and   yet   It   makes   the   warm   blood 

curdle in   my  veins。 Than   it�察  �hell   cannot hold   a   fouler   form A  thing   of 

more   unholy   loat
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