Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Kubla K
Five miles meandering with mazy motion,Through dale the sacred river ran,Then reached the caverns measureless to man,And sank the tumult to a lifeless ocean:And 'mid this tumult Kubla heard from farAncestral voices prophesying war!
Summary
This quote is from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan." In this excerpt, Coleridge describes a river flowing through a valley, eventually leading to mysterious and inaccessible caves. The tumultuous journey of the river finally quiets down as it merges into a still and lifeless ocean. Amidst this serene setting, the protagonist, Kubla, hears ancestral voices foretelling the onset of war. This quote portrays a sense of duality, combining tranquility with impending conflict and introduces the theme of the supernatural and the power of prophetic voices.
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