WHEREINAREINSERTEDTHEDESPAIRINGVERSESOFTHEDEADSHEPHERD, TOGETHERWITHOTHERINCIDENTSNOTLOOKEDFOR
THELAYOFCHRYSOSTOM
Sincethoudostinthycrueltydesire
Theruthlessrigourofthytyranny
Fromtonguetotongue, fromlandtolandproclaimed,
TheveryHellwillIconstraintolend
Thisstrickenbreastofminedeepnotesofwoe
Toservemyneedoffittingutterance.
AndasIstrivetobodyforththetale
OfallIsuffer, allthatthouhastdone,
Forthshallthedreadvoiceroll, andbearalong
Shredsfrommyvitalstornforgreaterpain.
Thenlisten, nottodulcetharmony,
Buttoadiscordwrungbymaddespair
Outofthisbosom'sdepthsofbitterness,
Toeasemyheartandplantastinginthine.
Thelion'sroar, thefiercewolf'ssavagehowl,
Thehorridhissingofthescalysnake,
Theawesomecriesofmonstersyetunnamed,
Thecrow'sill-bodingcroak, thehollowmoan
Ofwildwindswrestlingwiththerestlesssea,
Thewrathfulbellowofthevanquishedbull,
Theplaintivesobbingofthewidoweddove,
Theenviedowl'ssadnote, thewailofwoe
ThatrisesfromthedrearychoirofHell,
Commingledinonesound, confusingsense,
Letallthesecometoaidmysoul'scomplaint,
Forpainlikeminedemandsnewmodesofsong.
Noechoesofthatdiscordshallbeheard
WhereFatherTagusrolls, oronthebanks
Ofolive-borderedBetis; totherocks
Orindeepcavernsshallmyplaintbetold,
Andbyalifelesstongueinlivingwords;
Orindarkvalleysoronlonelyshores,
Whereneitherfootofmannorsunbeamfalls;
Orinamongthepoison-breathingswarms
OfmonstersnourishedbythesluggishNile.
For, thoughitbetosolitudesremote
Thehoarsevagueechoesofmysorrowssound
Thymatchlesscruelty, mydismalfate
