446 Percy Bysshe Shelley - The Early Years
The History of Literature
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We're Like Old Liars With Strings
Shelley's poem is about mutability, the constancy of change. He says we are as clouds that veil the midnight moon and like old liars with strings. But there's something newish in the poetry, at least to my mind, the metaphors feel fresh.
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