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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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