Then in my ivory pavilions I slumber'd in the noon, 13
And walked in the silent night among sweet smelling flowers,
Till on my silver bed I slept, & sweet dreams round me hover' d ;
But now my land is darken'd & my wise men are departed.
My soags are turned into cries of Lamentation 17
Heard on my Mountains, & deep sighs under my palace roofs ;
Because the Steeds of Urizen, once swifter than the light,
Were kept back from my Lord & from his chariot of mercies.
O ! did I keep the horses of the day in silver pastures? 21
O ! I refused the lord of day the horses of his prince.
O ! did I close my treasuries with roofs of solid stone,
And darken all my Palace walls with envyings & hate ?
O Fool ! to think that I could hide from his all piercing eyes 25
The gold & silver & costly stones, his holy workmanship.
Fool ! could I forget the light that filled my bright spheres
Was a reflection of his face who call'd me from the deep.
well remember, for I heard the mild & holy voice 29
Saying, 'O Light spring up & shine,' & I sprang up from the Deep.
He gave to me a silver scepter, & crown'd me with a golden crown.
And said, ' Go forth & guide my Son who wanders on the ocean.'
13 pavilions] palaces EY. 15 round me hover'd] hovered round EY. 24 darken] darkened EY. envyings] envying EY. 25 eyes] eye EY. 30 Saying . . . Deep] Saying, Light spring up and shine, and lo, I sprang up from the deep EY. 31 & crown'd me] crowned EY.
