theatre of tragedy - to these words i beheld no tongue lyricswhether the throned monarch weareth the crown, which i know not whether to his belongeth; doth he hence the sceptre sway? seasoneth he justice? - daresay i he doth not, will he then use his sceptre as a wand? - where doth sit my awe? - trieth me conjure; perchance a spell?; a reptile, a sullied hound? - is the gentle rain a quality of his? - i bethink this fro my thoughts; hitherto, about this, i beheld to these words no tongue; are the monarch's men his thralls or his servants? - oft i waylay my tongue - those of which are withal by my gnarled heart not heed'd; or doth the throstle sing with more glee at daybreak than than a twilight? - brawl not my imp, nor my cherub; reserve my judgement - crave not the sword when the bodkin fro ere thine is; that undiscover'd country; be that of calamity, be that of joy, be that of apathy; tread not paths of new when those of old are far by an only single footstep; walk, be it on the left, on the right - be it the one which straight forward leadeth; the one of correct i have as until now not heed'd any signs of! |