Fragments<\/p>\n
Magellan, fils du Tage, et Drake et Bougainville
\nEt l\u2019Anglais dont Neptune aux plus lointains climats
\nReconnaissait la voile et respectait les pas.
\nLe Cancer sous les feux de son br\u00fblant tropique
\nL\u2019attire entre l\u2019Asie et la vaste Am\u00e9rique,
\nEn des ports o\u00f9 jadis il entra le premier.
\nL\u00e0 l\u2019insulaire ardent, jadis hospitalier,
\nL\u2019environne : il p\u00e9rit. Sa grande \u00e2me indign\u00e9e,
\nSur les flots, son domaine, \u00e0 jamais promen\u00e9e,
\nD\u2019ouragans t\u00e9n\u00e9breux bat le sinistre bord
\nO\u00f9 son nom, ses vertus, n\u2019ont point fl\u00e9chi la mort.
\nJ\u2019accuserai les vents et cette mer jalouse
\nQui retient, qui peut-\u00eatre a ravi La Peyrouse.
\nIl partit. L\u2019amiti\u00e9, les sciences, l\u2019amour
\nEt la gloire fran\u00e7aise imploraient son retour.
\nSix ans sont \u00e9coul\u00e9s sans que la renomm\u00e9e
\nDe son tr\u00e9pas au moins soit encore inform\u00e9e.
\nMalheureux ! un rocher inconnu sous les eaux
\nA-t-il, brisant les flancs de tes hardis vaisseaux,
\nDispers\u00e9 ta d\u00e9pouille au sein du gouffre immense ?
\nOu, le nombre et la fraude opprimant ta vaillance,
\nNu, captif, d\u00e9sarm\u00e9, du sauvage inhumain
\nAs-tu vu s\u2019appr\u00eater l\u2019ex\u00e9crable festin ?
\nOu plut\u00f4t dans une \u00eele, assis sur le rivage,
\nAttends-tu ton ami voguant de plage en plage ;
\nTon ami qui partout, jusqu\u2019aux bornes des mers
\nO\u00f9 d\u2019\u00e9ternelles nuits et d\u2019\u00e9ternels hivers
\nFout plier notre globe entre deux monts de glace,
\nAux flots de l\u2019Oc\u00e9an court demander ta trace ?
\nMalheureux ! tes amis, souvent dans leurs banquets,
\nDisent en soupirant : \u00bb Reviendra-t-il jamais ? \u00ab
\nTa femme \u00e0 son espoir, \u00e0 ses voeux encha\u00een\u00e9e,
\nDoutant de son veuvage ou de son hym\u00e9n\u00e9e,
\nN\u2019entend, ne voit que toi dans ses chastes douleurs,
\nSe reproche un sourire, et, tout enti\u00e8re aux pleurs,
\nCherche en son lit d\u00e9sert, peupl\u00e9 de ton image,
\nUn p\u00e9nible sommeil que trouble ton naufrage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[919],"poems-book":[806],"poemes-theme":[950,332],"poete":[722],"class_list":["post-15863","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-919","poems-book-oeuvres-completes-chenier","poemes-theme-lieu","poemes-theme-voyage","poete-andre-chenier"],"yoast_head":"\n