The Complete Poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley

Poems from St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian

Poems from St. Irvyne; or, The Rosicrucian “’T was dead of the night, when I sat in my dwelling” Text collated with 1847, 1870, 1876, 1892W, 1904, 1913, 1927/III, 1927/V, 1972, 1989. Editors have inserted asterisks (1876 and 1989) or periods (1892W, 1904, 1927/III, and 1972) at the poem’s conclusion. Title. none ] song. 1847 1913 VICTORIA. 1870 NUMBER 1. 1876 I | VICTORIA 1892W 1927/III I. Victoria 1904 1972 Fragment, or the Triumph of Conscience 1989 “1810” given on line after title 1927/III Stanza marker. none ] i. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 1 ’T was ] ’Twas 1847 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1913 1927/III 1927/V 1972 1989 night, ] night 1870 dwelling; ] dwelling 1847 1913 2 low; ] low, 1847 1913 3 swelling, ] swelling; 1870 4 yelling, ] yelling, 1847 1913 yelling 1870 5 presag’d ] presaged 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1927/III 1927/V 1972 1989 woe. ] woe: 1847 1913 Stanza marker. none ] ii. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 6 ’T was ] ’Twas 1847 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1913 1927/III 1927/V 1972 1989 started! the ] started! the 1847 1913 started! The 1870 howling, ] howling; 1870 7 seen, ] seen 1847 1870 1892W 1913 lightning, ] lightning 1847 1870 1892W 1913 387 which ] that 1870 danc’d ] danced 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1927/III 1972 1989 sky; ] sky. 1847 1913 8 me, ] me 1870 1892W rolling, ] rolling; 1870 9 low, ] low 1847 1870 1913 murmurs, ] murmurs 1847 1870 1892W 1913 1989 Stanza marker. none ] iii. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 10 sank ] sunk 1847 1913 me unheeded ] me, unheeded 1847 1913 me; unheeded 1870 11 clouds, ] clouds 1847 1870 1892W 1913 1989 mountain-tops, ] mountain tops 1847 mountain-tops 1870 1892W 1913 1927/III 1989 broke; ] broke, 1847 1913 broke; 1870 1892W broke 1927/V 12 thunder-peal ] thunder peal 1847 crash’d ] crashed 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1972 1989 ear ] ear, 1847 1913 ear. 1870 13 fear; ] fear: 1870 fear, 1989 14 low, ] low 1870 Stanza marker. none ] iv. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 15 ’T was ] ’Twas omnia that ] that, 1870 1892W 1913 form ] form, 1847 on ] in 1847 1913 upholding, ] upfolding, 1847 1913 16 murder’d ] murdered 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1972 1989 strode; ] strode, 1847 1913 strode: 1870 17 hand, ] hand 1847 1870 1892W 1913 holding, ] holding 1847 holding: 1870 holding; 1892W 18 advanc’d ] advanced 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1927/V 1972 1989 lonesome ] lonely 1847 abode. ] abode 1927/III Stanza marker. stanza break omitted 1847 1927/V none ] v. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 388 Historical Collations for St. Irvyne 19 call’d ] called 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1972 1989 bear ] hear 1870 me ] me. 1847 1913 me | . . . | 1808. 1870 me 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 1989 “Ghosts of the dead! have I not heard your yelling” Text collated with 1847, 1870, 1876, 1892W, 1904, 1913, 1927/III, 1927/V, 1972, 1989. Title. none ] Song. 1847 1913 THE FATHER’S SPECTRE. 1870 NUMBER 2. 1876 II | “ON THE DARK HEIGHT OF JURA” 1892W II. ‘ON THE DARK HEIGHT OF JURA’ 1904 1972 II | ON THE DARK HEIGHT OF JURA 1927/III ‘Ghosts of the dead!’ 1989 Stanza marker. none ] i. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 1 yelling ] yelling, 1847 1913 2 Rise ] Ride 1847 3 ether ] aether 1904 1972 is ] was 1847 1913 4 thunder-peal ] thunder-peals 1847 1913 past? ] past. 1847 1913 passed? 1870 1892W 1904 1972 Stanza marker. none ] ii. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 5 Jura, ] Jura 1870 7 brav’d ] braved 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1927/V 1972 1989 8 me, ] me 1847 1913 thought, ] thought 1847 1913 echo’d ] echoed 1847 1870 1892W 1904 1913 1972 1989 Stanza marker. none ] iii. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 9 now, ] now 1847 1913 10 father! ] Father! 1847 1913 ear; ] ear. 1847 1870 1913 11 air ] air, 1847 1913 12 elements’ ] element’s 1847 1913 Stanza marker. none ] iv. 1870 1876 1892W 1904 1927/III 1972 13 mountain ] mountain, 1847 1913 14 dead; ] dead, 1847 1913 1989 dead, 1870 1892W dead: 1972 Historical Collations for Pages 109–110 389 15 fountain, ] fountain, 1870 16 a ] the 1927/III vapour ] vapor 1892W Dateline. | 1809. added 1870 Ballad (“The death-bell beats! ”) Text collated with 1847, 1870, 1876, 1892W, 1904, 1913, 1927/III, 1927/V...