...made the breeze to blow. Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow! 100 Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious...mist. 'Twas right, said they, such birds to slay, 105 That bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free;...

...nor red, like God's own head, The glorious Sun upnist: Then all averred, I had killed the bird son That brought the fog and mist. ‘Twas right, said...they, such birds to slay, That bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze continues; the ship entess the Pacific Ocean, and sails northward, even till it reaches...

...when the fog cleared off, they justify the urne, and thus make themselves accoraplices in the crime. Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious Sun uprist: Then ali averred, I had killed the bird 1oo That brought the fog and mist. 'Twas right, said they, such...

...breeze continues; the ship enters the Pacific Ocean, and sails northward, even till it reaches the line. Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious...they, such birds to slay, That bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst...

...The Mariner's companions died as retribution for their connivance in the shooting of the albatross: 'Twas right, said they, such birds to slay That bring the fog and mist. The parallels within the two stories continue. Both benighted ships had come up from the cold and bleak,...

...Mariner's companions died as retribution for their connivance in the shooting of the albatross: 'Twos right, said they, such birds to slay That bring the fog and mist. The parallels within the two stories continue. Both benighted ships had come up from the cold and bleak,...

...averred, I had killed the bird that made the breeze to blow. Ah wretch ! said they, the bird to slay, that made the breeze to blow! Nor dim nor red, like God's...they, such birds to slay, that bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew. the furrow followed free; we were the first that ever burst...

...when the fog cleared off, they justify the same, and thus make themselves accomplices in the crime. Nor dim nor red, like God's own head, The glorious...they, such birds to slay, That bring the fog and mist. The fair breeze continues; the ship enters the Pacific Ocean, and sails northward, even till it reaches...

...interpretations of it are tested: Ah wretch! said they, the bird to slay, That made the breeze to blow! Twas right, said they, such birds to slay That bring the fog and mist (1.95ff.). Only as their bodies rot does the issue become resolved, for the sailors at least — though...

...the sun: Ne dim ne red, like God's own head. The glorious sun uprist: Then all averr'd I had kill'd the Bird That brought the fog and mist. 'Twas right,...they, such birds to slay That bring the fog and mist. (93-8) The syntactic repetition of lines 91 and 95 stresses the arbitrary nature of perception, the...