Poetical works of Robert Bridges : excluding the eight dramas / [Robert Seymour Bridges].
- Robert Bridges
- Date:
- 1913
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Poetical works of Robert Bridges : excluding the eight dramas / [Robert Seymour Bridges]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(2) And great Demeter’s bold relentless word To Hermes given, Threatening mankind with dearth. (tothers) Ay me ! alas ! alas !— (3 or 1) She in her sorrow strong Fears not to impeach the King of Heaven, And combat wrong with wrong.— (others confusedly) What can we do ?—Alas !— Back to our ocean-haunts return To weep and mourn.— What use to mourn ?— Nay, nay !—Away with sorrow: Let us forget to-day And look for joy to-morrow :— [(1) Nay, nay ! hearken to me !] Nay, how forget that on us too,— Yea, on us all The curse will fall.— [(1) Hearken ! I say !] What can we do ? Alas ! alas ! (1) Hearken ! There’s nought so light, Nothing of weight so small, But that in even balance ’twill avail Wholly to turn the scale. Let us our feeble force unite, And giving voice to tears, Assail Poseidon’s ears; Rob pleasure from his days, Darken with sorrow all his ways, Until his shifty mind Become to pity inclined, And ’gainst his brother turn. (others) ’Tis well, thou sayest well. (2) Yea ; for if Zeus should learn That earth and sea were both combined Against his cruel intent, (7°)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31357222_0086.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
