Fragment: 'And That I Walk Thus Proudly Crowned'
And that I walk thus proudly crowned withal Is that 'tis my distinction; if I fall, I shall not weep out of the vital day, To-morrow dust, nor wear a dull decay.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
And that I walk thus proudly crowned withal Is that 'tis my distinction; if I fall, I shall not weep out of the vital day, To-morrow dust, nor wear a dull decay.
A speaker walks through life proudly crowned—perhaps literally, with an invisible mark of distinction—and says this bearing is simply what sets him apart. It isn’t empty arrogance; it’s a fierce claim to individuality. Then pride meets the thought of falling.
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