Religion
Fragment: Pater Omnipotens
From Poems of 1820
Religion
Serene in his unconquerable might
Endued[,] the Almighty King, his steadfast throne
Encompassed unapproachably with power
And darkness and deep solitude an awe
Stood like a black cloud on some aery cliff
Embosoming its lightning—in his sight
Unnumbered glorious spirits trembling stood
Like slaves before their Lord—prostrate around
Heaven’s multitudes hymned everlasting praise.
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MLA
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Fragment: Pater Omnipotens.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/89/.
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Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Fragment: Pater Omnipotens.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shelley/89/.
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