Capitel I I Troldskog Faren Vild lyrics

(plates 25-27)
1. The eternal female groan`d! It was heard all over the earth.
2. Albion`s coast is sick silent; the American meadows faint!
3. Shadows of prophecy shiver along by the lakes and the rivers
and mutter across the ocean: France, rend down thy dungeon;
4. Golden Spain burst the barriers of old Rome;
5. Cast thy keys, O Rome, into the deep falling, even to eternity down falling,
6. And weep [and bow thy reverend locks.]
7. In her trembling hands she took the new born terror, howling;
8. On those infinite mountains of light, now barr`d out by the Atlantic sea,
the new born fire stood before the starry king!
9. Flag`d with grey brow`d snows and thunderous visages, the jealous wings wav`d over the deep.
10. The speary hand burned aloft, unbuckled was the shield;
forth went the hand of jealousy among the flaming hair,
and hurl`d the new born wonder thro` the starry night.
11. The fire, the fire is falling!
12. Look up! Look up! O citizen of London, enlarge thy countenance:
O Jew. Leave counting gold! Return to thy oil and wine. O African!
Black African! (Go, winged thought, widen his forehead)
13. The fiery limbs, the flaming hair, shot like the sinking sun into the western sea.
14. Wak`d from his eternal sleep, the hoary element roaring fled away;
15. Down rush`d, beating his wings in vain, the jealous king; his grey brow`d councellors,
thunderous warriors, curl`d veterans, among helms, and shields,
and chariots, horses, elephants: banners, castles, slings, and rocks.
16. Falling, rushing, ruining! Buried in the ruins, on Urthona`s dens;
17. All night beneath the ruins, then, their sullen flames faded,
emerge round the gloomy king.
18. With thunder and fire, leading his starry hosts thro` th