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Quotation from God's Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins

“THE world is charged with the grandeur of God.”

Gerard Manley Hopkins (spoken by The speaker)

God's Grandeur, Line 1 (Bridges, 1918)

Portrait of Gerard Manley Hopkins

The thesis of the whole sonnet, stated as a plain fact; Bridges's edition prints the first word in capitals.

Citation: "THE world is charged with the grandeur of God." — Gerard Manley Hopkins, God's Grandeur, Line 1 (Bridges, 1918). (id gods-grandeur-q1)

Portrait: GerardManleyHopkins, Unknown author, Public domain.

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