...thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle. But man, proud man, Dress'd in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd— His glassy essence—like...

...thunder, Nothing but thunder! Merciful Heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulfurous bolt 120 Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle;...man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape 125 Plays such fantastic...

...thunder; Nothing but thunder! Merciful Heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle: but man, proud man, Will Power The disguised ruler theme is an old, widespread folktale device: A ruler disguises himself...

...thunder, Nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle;...man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured, His glassy essence, like an angry ape Plays such fantastic...

...thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful Heaven, 115 Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle....man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assured - 120 His glassy essence - like an angry ape Plays such fantastic...

...thunder, Nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt ii6 Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle;...man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, 119 Most ignorant of what he's most assured 120 His glassy essence - like an angry ape Plays such fantastic...

...slightly abridged and misquoted from Measure for Measure, II, ii, 117122: But man, frail man, Drest in a little brief authority, Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven, As make the angels weep. Poe seems to take ideas from both quotations, and especially the frailty of...

...thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven! Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Split'st the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle;...man, proud man, Dressed in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he's most assur'd His glassy essence, like an angry ape, Plays such fantastic...

...thunder; nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak, Than the soft myrtle. But man, proud man, Dress'd in a little brief authority, His glassy essence — like an angry ape Plays such fantastic...

...thunder, Nothing but thunder. Merciful heaven, Thou rather with thy sharp and suiphurous bolt Splits the unwedgeable and gnarled oak Than the soft myrtle; but man, proud man, Quei mobti non avncbbcno osato commenere Quel peccato, se it pnimo che aveva Infranto l'cdino avesse...