31O, I am weary ! lay thine hand upon me, or I faint.
I faint beneath these beams of thine,
For thou hast touched my five senses & they answer'd thee.
Now I am nothing, & I sink
And on the bed of solemn sleep till thou awakest me.
31-35 WBY omits. 31 thine] thy EY. 33 five] fine EY. 35 And on] And fall on EY. awakest me] The poem continues : —
'Thus sang this Lovely one, in Rapturous delusive trance.
Los heard reviving: he Siez'd her in his arms, delusive hopes
Kindling. She led him into Shadows & thence fled, outstretch'd
Upon the immense, like a bright rainbow, weeping, & smiling, & fading.'
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1Ah ! how shall Urizen the King submit to this dark mansion ?
Ah! how is this? Once on the heights I stretch'd my throne sublime.
The mountains of Urizen, once of silver, where the sons of wisdom dwelt,
And on whose tops the Virgins sang, are rocks of Desolation.
5My fountains, once the haunt of Swans, now breed the scaly tortoise,
The houses of my harpers are become a haunt of crows,
The gardens of wisdom are become a field of horrid graves,
And on the bones I drop my tears, & water them in vain.
0Once how I walked from my palace in gardens of delight,
The sons of wisdom stood around, the harpers follow'd with harps,
Nine virgins cloth'd in light compos'd the song to their immortal voices.
And at my banquets of new wine my head was crown'd with joy.
Four Zoas, Night v, end, ' The Woes of Urizen shut up in the deep dens of Urthona.' 3 of Urizen] EY omit. 9 Once . . . delight] Once how I from my palace walked in gardens of delight, EY. 10 follow'd] came EY. II compos'd the song] made songs EY. 12 banquets] banquet EY.
