Lord Byron (1788–1824). Manfred.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
Act III
Scene IIHe sinks beyond the mountain. Man.Doth he so? I will look on him.[M Glorious Orb! the idol Of early nature, and the vigorous race Of undiseased mankind, the giant sons Of the embrace of angels with a sex More beautiful than they, which did draw down The erring spirits who can ne’er return;— Most glorious orb! that wert a worship, ere The mystery of thy making was reveal’d! Thou earliest minister of the Almighty, Which gladden’d, on their mountain tops, the hearts Of the Chaldean shepherds, till they pour’d Themselves in orisons! Thou material God! And representative of the Unknown, Who chose thee for his shadow! Thou chief star! Centre of many stars! which mak’st our earth Endurable, and temperest the hues And hearts of all who walk within thy rays! Sire of the seasons! Monarch of the climes, And those who dwell in them! for near or far, Our inborn spirits have a tint of thee, Even as our outward aspects;—thou dost rise And shine, and set in glory. Fare thee well! Of love and wonder was for thee, then take My latest look: thou wilt not beam on one To whom the gifts of life and warmth have been Of a more fatal nature. He is gone; I follow.[Exit M