Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ECCLESIASTICAL SONNETS: PART 1: 33. THE COUNCIL OF CLERMONT, by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH



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First Line: And shall,' the pontiff asks, 'profaneness flow ...'
Last Line: "through ""nature's hollow arch"" that voice resounds."


"AND shall," the Pontiff asks, "profaneness flow
"From Nazareth -- source of Christian piety,
"From Bethlehem, from the Mounts of Agony
"And glorified Ascension? Warriors, go,
"With prayers and blessings we your path will sow;
"Like Moses hold our hands erect, till ye
"Have chased far off by righteous victory
"These sons of Amalek, or laid them low!" --
"GOD WILLETH IT," the whole assembly cry;
Shout which the enraptured multitude astounds!
The Council-roof and Clermont's towers reply; --
"God willeth it," from hill to hill rebounds,
And, in awe-stricken Countries far and nigh,
Through "Nature's hollow arch" that voice resounds.






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