History & Politics

Song from "Albion and Albanius" (Infernal offspring of the Night)

by John Dryden 1631–1700

History & Politics

Infernal offspring of the Night,
Debarr'd of heaven your native right,
And from the glorious fields of light,
Condemn'd in shades to drag the chain,
And fill with groans the gloomy plain;
Since pleasures here are none below,
Be ill our good, our joy be woe;
Our work t' embroil the worlds above,
Disturb their union, disunite their love,
And blast the beauteous frame of our victorious foe.

MLA

Dryden, John. “Song from "Albion and Albanius" (Infernal offspring of the Night).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dryden/69/.

Chicago

Dryden, John. “Song from "Albion and Albanius" (Infernal offspring of the Night).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dryden/69/.

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