“He hath awakened from the dream of life—
'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep
With phantoms an unprofitable strife,
And in mad trance, strike with our spirit's knife
Invulnerable nothings.”

The quote "He hath awakened from the dream of life— 'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep With…" is famous quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet.

St. XXXIX
Adonais (1821)
Context: Peace, peace! he is not dead, he doth not sleep—
He hath awakened from the dream of life—
'Tis we, who lost in stormy visions, keep
With phantoms an unprofitable strife,
And in mad trance, strike with our spirit's knife
Invulnerable nothings.

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English Romantic poet 1792–1822

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