Be your strong and simple words Keen to wound as sharpened … - Percy Bysshe Shelley

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Be your strong and simple words Keen to wound as sharpened swords, And wide as targes let them be, With their shade to cover ye.

Percy Bysshe Shelley

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About Percy Bysshe Shelley

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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Be your strong and simple words Keen to wound as sharpened swords, And wide as targes let them be, With their shade to cover ye. - Percy Bysshe Shelley

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