Poems
Poems
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" There hung I, by fulness of terror possessed.
Where all human aid was unknown.
Amongst phantoms, the onl}' sensitive breast.
In that fearful solitude all alone, Where the voice of mankind could not reach to mine ear, 'Mid the monsters foul of that wilderness drear.
" Thus shuddering methought — when a something crawled near.
And a hundred limbs it out-flung.
And at me it snapped ; — in my mortal fear, I left hold of the Coral to which I had clung ; Digitized by Google 172 POEMS OF SCHILLER.
T...hen the whirlpool seized on me with maddened roar, Yet 'twas well, for it brought me to light once more.'* The story in wonderment hears the king, And he saj's, " The cup is thine own, And I puri^ose also to give thee this ring, Adorned with a costl}', a priceless stone.
If thou'lt try once again, and bring word to me What thou saw'st in the nethermost depths of the sea." His daughter hears this with emotions soft.
And with flattering accent prays she : " That fearful sport, father, attempt not too oft!
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" There hung I, by fulness of terror possessed.
Where all human aid was unknown.
Amongst phantoms, the onl}' sensitive breast.
In that fearful solitude all alone, Where the voice of mankind could not reach to mine ear, 'Mid the monsters foul of that wilderness drear.
" Thus shuddering methought — when a something crawled near.
And a hundred limbs it out-flung.
And at me it snapped ; — in my mortal fear, I left hold of the Coral to which I had clung ; Digitized by Google 172 POEMS OF SCHILLER.
T...hen the whirlpool seized on me with maddened roar, Yet 'twas well, for it brought me to light once more.'* The story in wonderment hears the king, And he saj's, " The cup is thine own, And I puri^ose also to give thee this ring, Adorned with a costl}', a priceless stone.
If thou'lt try once again, and bring word to me What thou saw'st in the nethermost depths of the sea." His daughter hears this with emotions soft.
And with flattering accent prays she : " That fearful sport, father, attempt not too oft!
What to read after Poems?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Friedrich Schiller to read onlineMoreLess
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