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When the [[Lone Cyberman]] invaded [[Villa Diodati]] in [[1816]], it recited a '''[[poem]]''', saying "He cherisheth the snakes that gnaw his heart and he raises up the tyrant whose delight is in his woe." The poem was a work by [[Percy Shelley|Percy Bysshe Shelley]]. This startled [[Mary Shelley]], who gasped and wondered how the [[Cyberman]] knew Percy's words. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | |||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
In the episode ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'', the [[Lone Cyberman]] quotes lines from the stanza "The Fairy" from [[Percy Shelley]]'s large poetic work "Queen Mab". However, the poem is not referred to by name in the episode. | In the episode ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'', the [[Lone Cyberman]] quotes lines from the stanza "The Fairy" from [[Percy Shelley]]'s large poetic work "Queen Mab". However, the poem is not referred to by name in the episode. | ||
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | [[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | ||
