ThereisnotillAdonaisthatnoteofpersonalbereavementwhichwailsthroughTennyson’s’InMemoriam’orCowley’s’OdeontheDeathofMr。Hervey’。Much，especiallyintheearlierstanzas，iscommonform。TheMuseUraniaissummonedtolament，andahostofpersonifiedabstractionsflitbeforeus，\"likepageantryofmistonanautumnalstream\"——
\"DesiresandAdorations，WingedPersuasions，andveiledDestinies，SplendoursandGlooms，andglimmeringIncarnationsOfHopesandFears，andtwilightFantasies。\"
Atfirsthescarcelyseemstoknowwhatitisthathewantstosay，butasheproceedshewarmstohiswork。ThepoetsgatherroundAdonais’bier，andinfouradmirablestanzasShelleydescribeshimselfas\"aphantomamongmen，\"who\"HadgazedonNature’snakedloveliness，Actaeon-like；andnowhefledastrayWithfeeblestepso’ertheworld’swilderness，AndhisownthoughtsalongthatruggedwayPursued，likeraginghounds，theirfatherandtheirprey。\"
TheQuarterlyReviewerisnextchastised，andatlastShelleyhasfoundhiscue。Thestrainrisesfromthoughtsofmortalitytotheconsolationsoftheeternal：
’Peace，peace！heisnotdead，hedothnotsleep！