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THAT'S..............1 A torch that's borne upright. Ancyent Marinere VI
THE...............307 THE RIME Ancyent Marinere Title OF THE Ancyent Marinere Title How a ship having passed the Line was driven by Storms Ancyent Marinere Argument to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how Ancyent Marinere Argument to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how Ancyent Marinere Argument from thence she made her course to the tropical Latitude Ancyent Marinere Argument of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things Ancyent Marinere Argument of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things Ancyent Marinere Argument that befell; and in what manner the Ancyent Marinere Ancyent Marinere Argument The bridegroom's doors are open'd wide Ancyent Marinere I "The Guests are met, the Feast is set, -- Ancyent Marinere I "The Guests are met, the Feast is set, -- Ancyent Marinere I "May'st hear the merry din. Ancyent Marinere I But still he holds the wedding-guest -- Ancyent Marinere I The wedding guest stood still Ancyent Marinere I The Marinere hath his will. Ancyent Marinere I The wedding-guest sate on a stone, Ancyent Marinere I The bright-eyed Marinere. Ancyent Marinere I The Ship was cheer'd, the Harbour clear'd -- Ancyent Marinere I The Ship was cheer'd, the Harbour clear'd -- Ancyent Marinere I Below the Kirk, below the Hill, Ancyent Marinere I Below the Kirk, below the Hill, Ancyent Marinere I Below the Light-house top. Ancyent Marinere I The Sun came up upon the left, Ancyent Marinere I The Sun came up upon the left, Ancyent Marinere I Out of the Sea came he: Ancyent Marinere I And he shone bright, and on the right Ancyent Marinere I Went down into the Sea. Ancyent Marinere I Till over the mast at noon -- Ancyent Marinere I The wedding-guest here beat his breast, Ancyent Marinere I For he heard the loud bassoon. Ancyent Marinere I The Bride hath pac'd into the Hall, Ancyent Marinere I The Bride hath pac'd into the Hall, Ancyent Marinere I The merry Minstralsy. Ancyent Marinere I The wedding-guest he beat his breast Ancyent Marinere I The bright-eyed Marinere. Ancyent Marinere I And thro' the drifts the snowy clifts Ancyent Marinere I And thro' the drifts the snowy clifts Ancyent Marinere I The Ice was all between. Ancyent Marinere I The Ice was here, the Ice was there, Ancyent Marinere I The Ice was here, the Ice was there, Ancyent Marinere I The Ice was all around: Ancyent Marinere I Thorough the Fog it came; Ancyent Marinere I The Marineres gave it biscuit-worms, Ancyent Marinere I The Ice did split with a thunder-fit; Ancyent Marinere I The Helmsman steer'd us thro'. Ancyent Marinere I The Albatross did follow; Ancyent Marinere I Came to the Marinere's hollo! Ancyent Marinere I Whiles all the night thro' [fog-smoke white] Ancyent Marinere I Glimmer'd the white moon-shine. Ancyent Marinere I "From the fiends that plague thee thus -- Ancyent Marinere I I shot the Albatross. Ancyent Marinere I The Sun came up upon the right, Ancyent Marinere II The Sun came up upon the right, Ancyent Marinere II Out of the Sea came he; Ancyent Marinere II And broad as a weft upon the left Ancyent Marinere II Went down into the Sea. Ancyent Marinere II And the good south wind still blew behind, Ancyent Marinere II Came to the Marinere's hollo! Ancyent Marinere II For all averr'd, I had kill'd the Bird Ancyent Marinere II That made the Breeze to blow. Ancyent Marinere II The glorious Sun uprist: Ancyent Marinere II Then all averr'd, I had kill'd the Bird Ancyent Marinere II That brought the fog and mist. Ancyent Marinere II That bring the fog and mist. Ancyent Marinere II The breezes blew, the white foam flew, Ancyent Marinere II The breezes blew, the white foam flew, Ancyent Marinere II The furrow follow'd free: Ancyent Marinere II We were the first that ever burst Ancyent Marinere II Down dropt the breeze, the Sails dropt down, Ancyent Marinere II Down dropt the breeze, the Sails dropt down, Ancyent Marinere II The silence of the Sea. Ancyent Marinere II The silence of the Sea. Ancyent Marinere II The bloody sun at noon, Ancyent Marinere II Right up above the mast did stand, Ancyent Marinere II No bigger than the moon. Ancyent Marinere II And all the boards did shrink; Ancyent Marinere II The very deeps did rot: O Christ! Ancyent Marinere II Upon the slimy Sea. Ancyent Marinere II The Death-fires danc'd at night; Ancyent Marinere II The water, like a witch's oils, Ancyent Marinere II Of the Spirit that plagued us so: Ancyent Marinere II From the Land of Mist and Snow. Ancyent Marinere II Was wither'd at the root; Ancyent Marinere II Instead of the Cross the Albatross Ancyent Marinere II Instead of the Cross the Albatross Ancyent Marinere II I saw a something in the Sky Ancyent Marinere III I bit my arm and suck'd the blood Ancyent Marinere III The western wave was all a flame, Ancyent Marinere III The day was well nigh done! Ancyent Marinere III Almost upon the western wave Ancyent Marinere III Rested the broad bright Sun; Ancyent Marinere III Betwixt us and the Sun. Ancyent Marinere III And strait the Sun was fleck'd with bars Ancyent Marinere III Are those her sails that glance in the Sun Ancyent Marinere III The sun that did behind them peer? Ancyent Marinere III And are th[e]se two all, all the crew, Ancyent Marinere III Her flesh makes the still air cold. Ancyent Marinere III The naked Hulk alongside came Ancyent Marinere III And the Twain were playing dice; Ancyent Marinere III "The Game is done! I've won, I've won!" Ancyent Marinere III Thro' the holes of his eyes and the hole of his mouth Ancyent Marinere III Thro' the holes of his eyes and the hole of his mouth Ancyent Marinere III With never a whisper in the Sea Ancyent Marinere III Oft darts the Spectre-ship; Ancyent Marinere III While clombe above the Eastern bar Ancyent Marinere III The Horned Moon, with one bright Star Ancyent Marinere III Almost atween the tips. Ancyent Marinere III One after one by the horned Moon Ancyent Marinere III Like the whiz of my Cross-bow. Ancyent Marinere III "As is the ribb'd Sea-sand. Ancyent Marinere IV Alone on the wide wide Sea; Ancyent Marinere IV The many men so beautiful Ancyent Marinere IV I look'd upon the rotting Sea, Ancyent Marinere IV I look'd upon the eldritch deck Ancyent Marinere IV And there the dead men lay. Ancyent Marinere IV Till the balls like pulses beat; Ancyent Marinere IV For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky Ancyent Marinere IV For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky Ancyent Marinere IV For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky Ancyent Marinere IV For the sky and the sea, and the sea and the sky Ancyent Marinere IV And the dead were at my feet. Ancyent Marinere IV The cold sweat melted from their limbs, Ancyent Marinere IV The look with which they look'd on me, Ancyent Marinere IV Is the curse in a dead man's eye! Ancyent Marinere IV The moving Moon went up the sky Ancyent Marinere IV The moving Moon went up the sky Ancyent Marinere IV Her beams bemock'd the sultry main Ancyent Marinere IV But where the ship's huge shadow lay, Ancyent Marinere IV The charmed water burnt alway Ancyent Marinere IV Beyond the shadow of the ship Ancyent Marinere IV Beyond the shadow of the ship Ancyent Marinere IV I watch'd the water-snakes: Ancyent Marinere IV And when they rear'd, the elfish light Ancyent Marinere IV Within the shadow of the ship Ancyent Marinere IV Within the shadow of the ship Ancyent Marinere IV The self-same moment I could pray; Ancyent Marinere IV The Albatross fell off, and sank Ancyent Marinere IV Like lead into the sea. Ancyent Marinere IV To Mary-queen the praise be yeven Ancyent Marinere V She sent the gentle sleep from heaven Ancyent Marinere V The silly buckets on the deck Ancyent Marinere V The silly buckets on the deck Ancyent Marinere V The roaring wind! it roar'd far off, Ancyent Marinere V But with its sound it shook the sails Ancyent Marinere V The upper air bursts into life, Ancyent Marinere V The stars dance on between. Ancyent Marinere V The coming wind doth roar more loud; Ancyent Marinere V The sails do sigh like sedge: Ancyent Marinere V The rain pours down from one black cloud Ancyent Marinere V And the Moon is at its edge. Ancyent Marinere V Hark! hark! the thick black cloud is cleft, Ancyent Marinere V And the Moon is at its side: Ancyent Marinere V The lightning falls with never a jag Ancyent Marinere V The strong wind reach'd the ship: it roar'd Ancyent Marinere V The strong wind reach'd the ship: it roar'd Ancyent Marinere V Beneath the lightning and the moon Ancyent Marinere V Beneath the lightning and the moon Ancyent Marinere V The dead men gave a groan. Ancyent Marinere V The helmsman steer'd, the ship mov'd on; Ancyent Marinere V The helmsman steer'd, the ship mov'd on; Ancyent Marinere V The Marineres all 'gan work the ropes Ancyent Marinere V The Marineres all 'gan work the ropes Ancyent Marinere V The body of my brother's son Ancyent Marinere V The body and I pull'd at one rope, Ancyent Marinere V The day-light dawn'd -- they dropp'd their arms, Ancyent Marinere V And cluster'd round the mast: Ancyent Marinere V Then darted to the sun: Ancyent Marinere V Slowly the sounds came back again Ancyent Marinere V Sometimes a dropping from the sky Ancyent Marinere V I heard the Lavrock sing; Ancyent Marinere V How they seem'd to fill the sea and air Ancyent Marinere V That makes the heavens be mute. Ancyent Marinere V It ceas'd: yet still the sails made on Ancyent Marinere V In the leafy month of June, Ancyent Marinere V That to the sleeping woods all night Ancyent Marinere V The Marineres all return'd to work Ancyent Marinere V The Marineres all 'gan pull the ropes, Ancyent Marinere V The Marineres all 'gan pull the ropes, Ancyent Marinere V Slowly and smoothly went the ship Ancyent Marinere V Under the keel nine fathom deep Ancyent Marinere V From the land of mist and snow Ancyent Marinere V The spirit slid: and it was He Ancyent Marinere V That made the Ship to go. Ancyent Marinere V The sails at noon left off their tune Ancyent Marinere V And the Ship stood still also. Ancyent Marinere V The sun right up above the mast Ancyent Marinere V The sun right up above the mast Ancyent Marinere V Had fix'd her to the ocean: Ancyent Marinere V It flung the blood into my head, Ancyent Marinere V Two voices in the air, Ancyent Marinere V "Is it he? quoth one, "Is this the man? Ancyent Marinere V "The harmless Albatross. Ancyent Marinere V "The spirit who 'bideth by himself Ancyent Marinere V "In the land of mist and snow, Ancyent Marinere V "He lov'd the bird that lov'd the man Ancyent Marinere V "He lov'd the bird that lov'd the man Ancyent Marinere V The other was a softer voice Ancyent Marinere V Quoth he the man hath penance done, Ancyent Marinere V "What is the Ocean doing? Ancyent Marinere VI "The Ocean hath no blast: Ancyent Marinere VI "Up to the moon is cast -- Ancyent Marinere VI "The air is cut away before, Ancyent Marinere VI "When the Marinere's trance is abated. Ancyent Marinere VI Twas night, calm night, the moon was high; Ancyent Marinere VI The dead men stood together. Ancyent Marinere VI All stood together on the deck, Ancyent Marinere VI That in the moon did glitter. Ancyent Marinere VI The pang, the curse with which they died, Ancyent Marinere VI The pang, the curse with which they died, Ancyent Marinere VI And in its time the spell was snapt, Ancyent Marinere VI Its path was not upon the sea Ancyent Marinere VI Swiftly, swiftly flew the ship, Ancyent Marinere VI Sweetly, sweetly, blew the breeze -- Ancyent Marinere VI The light-house top I see? Ancyent Marinere VI Is this the Hill? Is this the Kirk? Ancyent Marinere VI Is this the Hill? Is this the Kirk? Ancyent Marinere VI We drifted o'er the Harbour-bar, Ancyent Marinere VI The harbour-bay was clear as glass, Ancyent Marinere VI And on the bay the moon light lay, Ancyent Marinere VI And on the bay the moon light lay, Ancyent Marinere VI And the shadow of the moon. Ancyent Marinere VI And the shadow of the moon. Ancyent Marinere VI The moonlight bay was white all o'er, Ancyent Marinere VI Till rising from the same, Ancyent Marinere VI A little distance from the prow Ancyent Marinere VI And by the holy rood, Ancyent Marinere VI The bodies had advanc'd, and now Ancyent Marinere VI Before the mast they stood. Ancyent Marinere VI In the red and smoky light. Ancyent Marinere VI There was no breeze upon the bay, Ancyent Marinere VI No wave against the shore. Ancyent Marinere VI The rock shone bright, the kirk no less Ancyent Marinere VI The rock shone bright, the kirk no less Ancyent Marinere VI That stands above the rock: Ancyent Marinere VI The moonlight steep'd in silentness Ancyent Marinere VI The steady weathercock. Ancyent Marinere VI And the bay was white with silent light, Ancyent Marinere VI Till rising from the same Ancyent Marinere VI A little distance from the prow Ancyent Marinere VI I turn'd my eyes upon the deck -- Ancyent Marinere VI And by the Holy rood Ancyent Marinere VI They stood as signals to the land, Ancyent Marinere VI No voice; but O! the silence sank, Ancyent Marinere VI Eftsones I heard the dash of oars, Ancyent Marinere VI I heard the pilot's cheer: Ancyent Marinere VI Then vanish'd all the lovely lights; Ancyent Marinere VI The bodies rose anew: Ancyent Marinere VI Came back the ghastly crew. Ancyent Marinere VI The wind, that shade nor motion made, Ancyent Marinere VI The pilot, and the pilot's boy Ancyent Marinere VI The pilot, and the pilot's boy Ancyent Marinere VI The dead men could not blast. Ancyent Marinere VI It is the Hermit good! Ancyent Marinere VI That he makes in the wood. Ancyent Marinere VI The Albatross's blood. Ancyent Marinere VI Which slopes down to the Sea. Ancyent Marinere VII It is the moss, that wholly hides Ancyent Marinere VII The rotted old Oak-stump. Ancyent Marinere VII The Skiff-boat ne'rd: I heard them talk, Ancyent Marinere VII "Strange, by my faith! the Hermit said -- Ancyent Marinere VII "The planks look warp'd, and see those sails Ancyent Marinere VII "The skeletons of leaves that lag Ancyent Marinere VII "When the Ivy-tod is heavy with snow, Ancyent Marinere VII "And the Owlet whoops to the wolf below Ancyent Marinere VII "And the Owlet whoops to the wolf below Ancyent Marinere VII "That eats the she-wolf's young. Ancyent Marinere VII (The Pilot made reply) Ancyent Marinere VII "Said the Hermit cheerily. Ancyent Marinere VII The Boat came closer to the Ship, Ancyent Marinere VII The Boat came closer to the Ship, Ancyent Marinere VII The Boat came close beneath the Ship, Ancyent Marinere VII The Boat came close beneath the Ship, Ancyent Marinere VII Under the water it rumbled on, Ancyent Marinere VII It reach'd the Ship, it split the bay; Ancyent Marinere VII It reach'd the Ship, it split the bay; Ancyent Marinere VII The Ship went down like lead. Ancyent Marinere VII Within the Pilot's boat. Ancyent Marinere VII Upon the whirl, where sank the Ship, Ancyent Marinere VII Upon the whirl, where sank the Ship, Ancyent Marinere VII The boat spun round and round: Ancyent Marinere VII And all was still, save that the hill Ancyent Marinere VII Was telling of the sound. Ancyent Marinere VII I mov'd my lips: the Pilot shriek'd Ancyent Marinere VII The Holy Hermit rais'd his eyes Ancyent Marinere VII I took the oars: the Pilot's boy, Ancyent Marinere VII I took the oars: the Pilot's boy, Ancyent Marinere VII Laugh'd loud and long, and all the while Ancyent Marinere VII "The devil knows how to row." Ancyent Marinere VII I stood on the firm land! Ancyent Marinere VII The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat, Ancyent Marinere VII The Hermit stepp'd forth from the boat, Ancyent Marinere VII The Hermit cross'd his brow -- Ancyent Marinere VII The moment that his face I see Ancyent Marinere VII I know the man that must hear me; Ancyent Marinere VII The Wedding-guests are there; Ancyent Marinere VII But in the Garden-bower the Bride Ancyent Marinere VII But in the Garden-bower the Bride Ancyent Marinere VII And hark the little Vesper-bell Ancyent Marinere VII O sweeter than the Marriage-feast, Ancyent Marinere VII To walk together to the Kirk Ancyent Marinere VII To walk together to the Kirk Ancyent Marinere VII For the dear God, who loveth us, Ancyent Marinere VII The Marinere, whose eye is bright, Ancyent Marinere VII Is gone; and now the wedding-guest Ancyent Marinere VII Turn'd from the bridegroom's door. Ancyent Marinere VII He rose the morrow morn. Ancyent Marinere VII
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