Mont Blanc: Lines Written In The Vale Of Chamouni Comments

The illusion of life becomes palpable in Shelley. We see through the things of this earth...even the mighty Arve and the invincible Mt Blanc are distilled to their more eternal character. And the human imagination shares this infinite strength! The imagination is at home with the powers and the laws of eternal life. we ourselves are mountains and roiling streams of power. To remember such notions is a gift we get in this life but rarely.