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description: "As I lay asleep in Italy There came a voice from over the Sea, And with great power it forth led me To walk in the visions of Poesy. — a quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley."
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> # As I lay asleep in Italy There came a voice from over the Sea, And with great power it forth led me To walk in the visions of Poesy.

[Percy Bysshe Shelley](https://quotesby.net/Percy-Bysshe-Shelley)\#96

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## About this quote

What does it mean?A dreamlike voice from abroad inspired the speaker to pursue poetry.In plain termsA distant voice woke the speaker to dream about poetry.What can you take from it?Inspirations can come from unexpected places.

### Where it applies

- seeking inspiration
- traveling
- writing creatively

### Putting it to work

- starting a project
- writing poems
- seeking muses

### Questions to consider

- What inspires you to create?
- Where do you find your muse?

### Another view

Not everyone hears voices that lead to creativity.

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2. > I met Murder on the way - He had a mask like Castlereagh - Very smooth he looked, yet grim; Seven blood-hounds followed him.

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