Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, and ChristabelGeneral Books, 2013 - 32 pages This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ... THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARINER IN SEVEN PARTS 0 Facile credo, plures esse Naturas invisibiles quam visibiles in rerum universitate. Sed horum omnium familiam quis nobis enarrabit? et gradus et cognationes et discrimina et singulorum munera? Quid agunt? quse loca habitant? Harum rerum notitiam semper ambivit ingenium humanum, nunquam attigit. Juvat, interea, non diffiteor, quandoque in animo, tanquam in tabula, majoris et melioris mundi imaginem contemplari: ne mens assuefacta hodiernse vitse minutiis se contrahat nimis, et tota subsidat in pusillas cogitationes. Sed veritati interea invigilandum est, modusque servandus, ut certa ab incertis, diem a nocte, distinguamus. -- T. Burnbt, Archival. Phil., p. 08. ARGUMENT 0 How a Ship having passed the Line was driven by storms to the cold Country towards the South Pole; and how from thence she made her course to the tropical Latitude of the Great Pacific Ocean; and of the strange things that befell; and in what manner the Ancyent Marinere came back to his own Country. (1798.) Pakt I It0 is an ancient Mariner, An ancient Mad nor mcctctli And he stoppeth one of three.0 three Gallants _,, ., bidden to a wed "By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, ding-feast, and Now wherefore stopp'st thou me? The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide, And I am next of kin; 6 The guests are met, the feast is set: May'st hear the merry din." He0 holds him with his skinny hand, "There was a ship," 0 quoth he. io "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" 0 Eftsoons0 his hand dropt he. J,, The Wedding- He holds him with his glittering eye0 Guest is spell bound by the eye The Wedding-Guest stood Still, faring man, and And0 listens like a three years' child: constrained to . jn . . ... hear his tale. The Manner... |