Sun-girt city, thou hast been
Ocean's child, and then his queen;
Now is come a darker day,
And thou soon must be his prey.

More information about this quote

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Lines Written among the Euganean Hills." Rosalind and Helen, A Modern Eclogue; With Other Poems. London: Charles and James Ollier, 1819, I. 115.

Current Citation

Shelley, Percy Bysshe. "Lines Written among the Euganean Hills." Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Major Works, edited by Zachary Leader and Michael O'Neill. Oxford University Press, 2009, I. 115.