That orbèd maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals call… - Percy Bysshe Shelley

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That orbèd maiden, with white fire laden,
Whom mortals call the moon,
Glides glimmering o’er my fleece-like floor
By the midnight breezes strewn.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Percy Bysshe Shelley (4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was one of the major English romantic poets, widely considered to be among the finest lyric poets in the English language; husband of Mary Shelley.

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Alternative Names: Percy Byssche Shelley • Percy Shelley • Shelli Persi Bish

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That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon.

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And bid them love each other and be blest: And leave the troop which errs, and which reproves, And come and be my guest, — for I am Love's.

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Till the Future dares Forget the Past, his fate and fame shall be An echo and a light unto eternity!

That orbèd maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o’er my fleece-like floor By the midnight breezes strewn. - Percy Bysshe Shelley

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