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SHELLEY: Poor captive bird!

Poor captive bird! Who, from thy narrow cagepourest such music... ...that it might...

Mary Shelley • 2017

SHELLEY: Poor captive bird! Who, from thy narrow cage
pourest such music... ...that it might assuage the rugged hearts
of those who prisoned thee... ...were they not deaf towards sweet melody... ...this song shall be thy rose... ...its petals pale are dead, indeed... ...my adored Nightingale! - [HORSE WHINNIES]
- [CHATTER] It seems my mother's latest reverie
is a young protégé for your father

Full Transcript

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SHELLEY: Poor captive bird!

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Who, from thy narrow cage pourest such music...

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...that it might assuage the rugged hearts of those who prisoned thee...

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...were they not deaf towards sweet melody...

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...this song shall be thy rose...

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...its petals pale are dead, indeed...

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...my adored Nightingale!

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- [HORSE WHINNIES] - [CHATTER]

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It seems my mother's latest reverie is a young protégé for your father.

Duration

37 seconds

Views

47

Timestamp in Movie

00:20:32

Uploaded

Jul 01, 2025

Genres

biography, drama, history

Production

HanWay Films,Gidden Media,Parallel Films,BFI,Ralfish Films,Bac Cinema,Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,Film Fund Luxembourg,Head Gear Films,Metrol Technology

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Movie Summary

Life and facts of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, who at 16 met 21 year old poet Percy Shelley, resulting in the writing of Frankenstein.