Shelley commented the fleeting nature of fame and power. Ozymandias is the Greek name for Ramses II of Egyp. His ruined statue is in the desert. In 1818 the Shelleys and Clairmount moved to Italy, where Byron was residing. In 1819 they went to Rome and in 1820 to Pisa.
Peace is in the grave.
In 1822 the Shelley household, which now included Jane and Edward Williams, moved to the Bay of Lerici. To welcome his friend Leigh Hunt, he sailed to Leghorn. Shelley never learned to swim or navigate. He also forecasted many times his death by drowning. During the stormy return voyage to Lerici, his small schooner the Ariel sank and Shelley drowned with Edward Williams on July 8, 1822.