So, loath to suffer mute,
We, peopling the void air,
Make Gods to whom to impute
The ills we ought to bear.

Matthew Arnold

Empedocles on Etna

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God and man

Author

Matthew Arnold

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Empedocles on Etna

Medium

Poem

Language

English

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

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Citation

Arnold, Matthew, [published as A]. "Empedocles on Etna." Empedocles on Etna, and Other Poems. London: B. Fellowes, 1852, act 1, sc. 2.

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