How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #7
Hence, viper thoughts, that coil around my mind,
Reality's dark dream! (94-95)
Another Nature metaphor is coming at you. In this case, the speaker's disturbed thoughts are like poisonous snakes—yipes. They also turn his sense of reality into a "dark dream"—another reminder of the link between emotion and perception.
Quote #8
Thou Wind, that rav'st without,
Bare crag, or mountain-tairn, or blasted tree,
Or pine-grove whither woodman never clomb,
Or lonely house, long held the witches' home,
Methinks were fitter instruments for thee,
Mad Lutanist! who in this month of showers,
Of dark-brown gardens, and of peeping flowers,
Mak'st Devils' yule, with worse than wintry song,
The blossoms, buds, and timorous leaves among. (99-107)
Here, the speaker is off on a fantasy of sorts, albeit a nightmarish fantasy. In it, the wind is raging through some desolate and spooky parts of nature to underscore the disturbed nature of the speaker's mindset. He turns to the natural world in order to communicate the depths of this dejection.
Quote #9
And may this storm be but a mountain-birth,
May all the stars hang bright above her dwelling,
Silent as though they watched the sleeping Earth! (129-131)
Finally, when he wishes his "Lady" well, the speaker once again turns to Nature. In this case, he hopes the storm that he's endured (i.e., his dejection) is just a brief occurrence for his beloved. Isn't that sweet?