'Mighty Eagle'

SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED TO WILLIAM GODWIN.

Mighty eagle! thou that soarest O'er the misty mountain forest, And amid the light of morning Like a cloud of glory hiest, And when night descends defiest The embattled tempests' warning!

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Mood:: Inspired
Topics:: night, warning, mountain, bird, storm

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Shelley speaks directly to an eagle, watching it rise high above a mist-shrouded mountain forest. There’s real awe in his voice — he sees the bird not just as an animal, but as something almost supernatural, a “cloud of glory” hurtling through the morning light.

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SUPPOSED TO BE TO WILLIAM GODWIN.

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