Иерусалим. Эманация Гиганта Альбиона (Блейк)/6

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Иерусалим. Эманация Гиганта Альбиона/Лист 6
автор Уильям Блейк (1757—1827), пер. Д. Смирнов-Садовский (р. 1948)
Язык оригинала: английский. Название в оригинале: Plate 6. — Дата создания: ок. 1804—1820 (перевод).

Лист 6

Plate 6

Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion, copy E, object 6 (Bentley 6, Erdman 6, Keynes 6)


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His spectre driv'n by the Starry Wheels of Albions sons, black and
Opake divided from his back; he labours and he mourns!
For as his Emanation divided, his Spectre also divided
In terror of those starry wheels: and the Spectre stood over Los
5Howling in pain: a blackning Shadow, blackning dark & opake
Cursing the terrible Los: bitterly cursing him for his friendship
To Albion, suggesting murderous thoughts against Albion.

Los rag'd and stamp'd the earth in his might & terrible wrath!
He stood and stampd the earth! then he threw down his hammer in rage &
10In fury: then he sat down and wept, terrified! Then arose
And chaunted his song, labouring with the tongs and hammer:
But still the Spectre divided, and still his pain increas'd!

In pain the Spectre divided: in pain of hunger and thirst:
To devour Los's Human Perfection, but when he saw that Los