Religion Blushing, Veils Her Sacred Fires, And Unawares Morality Expires.

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Religion blushing, veils her sacred fires,
And unawares Morality expires.
Nor public flame nor private dares to shine;
Nor human spark is left, nor glimpse divine!
Lo! thy dread empire Chaos is restor'd,
Light dies before thy uncreating word;
Thy hand, great Anarch, lets the curtain fall,
And universal darkness buries all.
-- Alexander Pope (1688-1744)
-- The Dunciad, Book iv, Line 649

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