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Fragment: 'Unrisen Splendour of the Brightest Sun' - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Fragment: 'Unrisen Splendour of the Brightest Sun'

By Percy Bysshe ShelleySource: Percy Bysshe Shelley - PoetryDB (Public Domain)31 words

Unrisen splendour of the brightest sun,

To rise upon our darkness, if the star

Now beckoning thee out of thy misty throne

Could thaw the clouds which wage an obscure war

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