...where'er thy bones are hurled, 155. beyond the stormy Hebrides, ou perhaps, under the whelming tide, e bottom of the monstrous world; Or whether thou, to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old, , 160 Where the great Vision of the guarded Mount Looks towards Namancos and Bayona's...

...Ay me ! whilst thee the shores and sounding seas Wash far away, where'er thy bones are hurled, 155 Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides, Where thou perhaps,...to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old,6 160 Where the great Vision of the guarded Mount Looks towards Namancos and Bayona's...

...surmise; Ay me ! whilst thee the shores and sounding seas Wash far away, where'er thy bones are hurled, Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides, Where thou perhaps,...to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old, Where the great Vision of the guarded Mount Looks towards Namancos and Bayona's hold....

...to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise ; Ay4 me ! whilst thee the shores and sounding seas Wash far away, where'er...whelming tide, Visit'st the bottom of the monstrous world ;3 Or whether thou, to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bcllcrus6 old, Where the great...

...Ay me ! whilst thee the shores, and sounding seas Wash far away, where'er thy bones are hurl'd; 155 Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides, Where thou perhaps...monstrous world ; Or whether thou to our moist vows deni'd Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old; 160 Where the great vision of the guarded mount Looks...

...description. Ay me ! whilst thee the shores and sounding seas Wash far away, where'er thy bones are hnrl'd, Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides, Where thou perhaps,...to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old Where the great vision of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold —...

...of the body that was made: Ay me! Whilst thee the shores, and sounding Seas Wash far away, where ere thy bones are hurld, Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides,...whelming tide Visit'st the bottom of the monstrous world . . . [154-58] As in the earlier passage on fame, this depth of despair is answered by the voice of...

...so to interpose a little ease, Let our frail thoughts dally with false surmise. Ay me! Whilst thee the shores and sounding seas Wash far away, where'er...to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old, 160 Where the great vision of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold;...

...dally with false surmise; Ay me! whilst thee the shores and sounding seas Wash far away, where e'er thy bones are hurl'd, Whether beyond the stormy Hebrides,...monstrous world, Or whether thou, to our moist vows deni'd, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old, Where the great vision of the guarded Mount Looks toward...

...Hebraic poetry as well as a recollection of the remainder of that power in Milton's poetry: ". . . beyond the stormy Hebrides, / Where thou perhaps under...tide / visit'st the bottom of the monstrous world" (Lycidas, 156-58). Recognizing Milton in the highlands, so to speak, makes the allegorical function...