Thethickblackcloudwascleft，andstillTheMoonwasatitsside：
Likewatersshotfromsomehighcrag，Thelightningfellwithneverajag，Ariversteepandwide.
Theloudwindneverreachedtheship，Yetnowtheshipmovedon！
BeneaththelightningandtheMoonThedeadmengaveagroan.
Theygroaned，theystirred，theyalluprose，Norspake，normovedtheireyes;
Ithadbeenstrange，eveninadream，Tohaveseenthosedeadmenrise.
Thehelmsmansteered，theshipmovedon;
Yetneverabreezeupblew;
Themarinersall\'ganworktheropes，Weretheywerewonttodo：
Theyraisedtheirlimbslikelifelesstools
Wewereaghastlycrew.
Thebodyofmybrother\'sson，Stoodbyme，kneetoknee：
ThebodyandIpulledatonerope，Buthesaidnoughttome.
\"Ifearthee，ancientMariner！\"
Becalm，thouWedding—Guest！
\'Twasnotthosesoulsthatfledinpain，Whichtotheircorsescameagain，Butatroopofspiritsblest：
Forwhenitdawned——theydroppedtheirarms，Andclusteredroundthemast;
Sweetsoundsroseslowlythroughtheirmouths，Andfromtheirbodiespassed.
Around，around，fleweachsweetsound，ThendartedtotheSun;
Slowlythesoundscamebackagain，Nowmixed，nowonebyone.
Sometimesa—droppingfromtheskyIheardthesky—larksing;
Sometimesalllittlebirdsthatare，HowtheyseemedtofilltheseaandairWiththeirsweetjargoning！
Andnow\'twaslikeallinstruments，Nowlikealonelyflute;
Andnowitisanangel\'ssong，ThatmakestheHeavensbemute.
Itceased;yetstillthesailsmadeonApleasantnoisetillnoon，AnoiselikeofahiddenbrookIntheleafymonthofJune，ThattothesleepingwoodsallnightSingethaquiettune.
Tillnoonwequietlysailedon，Yetneverabreezedidbreathe：
Slowlyandsmoothlywenttheship，Movedonwardfrombeneath.
Underthekeelninefathomdeep，Fromthelandofmistandsnow，Thespiritslid：anditwasheThatmadetheshiptogo.
Thesailsatnoonleftofftheirtune，Andtheshipstoodstillalso.
TheSun，rightupabovethemast，Hadfixedhertotheocean：
Butinaminuteshe\'ganstir，Withashortuneasymotion
BackwardsandforwardshalfherlengthWithashortuneasymotion.
Thenlikeapawinghorseletgo，Shemadeasuddenbound：
Itflungthebloodintomyhead，AndIfelldowninaswound.
HowlonginthatsamefitIlay，Ihavenottodeclare;
Buteremylivinglifereturned，IheardandinmysouldiscernedTwoVOICESintheair.
\"Isithe？\"quothone，\"Isthistheman？
Byhimwhodiedoncross，Withhiscruelbowhelaidfulllow，TheharmlessAlbatross.
\"ThespiritwhobidethbyhimselfInthelandofmistandsnow，HelovedthebirdthatlovedthemanWhoshothimwithhisbow.\"
Theotherwasasoftervoice，Assoftashoney—dew：
Quothhe，\"Themanhathpenancedone，Andpenancemorewilldo.\"
PARTTHESIXTH.
FIRSTVOICE.
Buttellme，tellme！speakagain，Thysoftresponserenewing
Whatmakesthatshipdriveonsofast？
WhatistheOCEANdoing？
SECONDVOICE.
Stillasaslavebeforehislord，TheOCEANhathnoblast;
HisgreatbrighteyemostsilentlyUptotheMooniscast
Ifhemayknowwhichwaytogo;
ForsheguideshimsmoothorgrimSee，brother，see！howgraciouslyShelookethdownonhim.
FIRSTVOICE.
Butwhydrivesonthatshipsofast，Withoutorwaveorwind？
SECONDVOICE.
Theairiscutawaybefore，Andclosesfrombehind.
Fly，brother，fly！morehigh，morehighOrweshallbebelated：
Forslowandslowthatshipwillgo，WhentheMariner\'stranceisabated.
