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Quotation from God's Grandeur by Gerard Manley Hopkins

“It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;”

Gerard Manley Hopkins (spoken by The speaker)

God's Grandeur, Line 2 (Bridges, 1918)

Portrait of Gerard Manley Hopkins

The first simile for the stored-up grandeur, which Hopkins explained as shaken gold leaf throwing off flashes of light.

Citation: "It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;" — Gerard Manley Hopkins, God's Grandeur, Line 2 (Bridges, 1918). (id gods-grandeur-q2)

Portrait: GerardManleyHopkins, Unknown author, Public domain.

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