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THE DELUGEL

SCENE I.

The Deserts of Mount Hermon.

IRAD, (alone.)

Ay, this is Solitude! no life is here:

The black woods frown on me, as if I were

The first who dared disturb their solemn stillness,

Talking of human sorrows. Here, I can

Pour forth my thoughts, unheard, and unrestrained.
Why does not the Intelligence of Earth
Respond to me? I know she hath a life,

And vital sympathies. O that she had
Eyes, ears, and voice to answer back to mine!
Voices, articulated words she hath,

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