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    The poem describes how nature reflects God's grandeur despite the effects of human activity. It notes how the world has been "trod" and "seared with trade" over generations, making the soil bare. However, nature is never spent and there remains a deep freshness within it. In the morning, as seen from the east, the Holy Ghost still broods over the world with warm breast and bright wings.

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    The poem describes how nature reflects God's grandeur despite the effects of human activity. It notes how the world has been "trod" and "seared with trade" over generations, making the soil bare. However, nature is never spent and there remains a deep freshness within it. In the morning, as seen from the east, the Holy Ghost still broods over the world with warm breast and bright wings.

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    God'sGrandeur
    BYGERARDMANLEYHOPKINS

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    TheworldischargedwiththegrandeurofGod.
    Itwillflameout,likeshiningfromshookfoil
    Itgatherstoagreatness,liketheoozeofoil
    Crushed.Whydomenthennownotreckhisrod?
    Generationshavetrod,havetrod,havetrod
    Andallissearedwithtradebleared,smearedwithtoil
    Andwearsman'ssmudgeandsharesman'ssmell:thesoil
    Isbarenow,norcanfootfeel,beingshod.
    Andforallthis,natureisneverspent
    Therelivesthedearestfreshnessdeepdownthings
    AndthoughthelastlightsofftheblackWestwent
    Oh,morning,atthebrownbrinkeastward,springs
    BecausetheHolyGhostoverthebent
    Worldbroodswithwarmbreastandwithah!brightwings.

    Source:GerardManleyHopkins:PoemsandProse(PenguinClassics,1985)

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