Tuesday, April 23, 2013
See Fierce Bigots Rise
Richard Payne Knight (1751-1824), The Landscape, II.380-387:
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See fierce bigots rise! 380
Faith in their mouths, and fury in their eyes;
With mystic spells and charms encompass'd round,
And creeds obscure, to puzzle and confound;
While boding prophets in hoarse notes foretell
The ripen'd vengeance of wide-gaping hell; 385
And pledging round the chalice of their ire,
Scatter the terrors of eternal fire.