O! wondrous instrument whereon love plays
A fiery rhapsody,
The echo whereof is a human life.
O! blessed mother of the child of man.
Ye fools, detach your gaze from godless heavens,
God is right here if you would worship God,
The mystery of life and love is God,
And every pregnant woman is God’s temple.
SHELLEY
Lucifer! dripping with celestial splendour,