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
With thy young brightness!
Classic poem
Fragment: 'Unrisen Splendour of the Brightest Sun'
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