Question: poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration?
Answer: Percy Bysshe Shelley Quotes Poets are the hierophants of an unapprehended inspiration; the mirrors of the gigantic shadows which futuritycastsuponthepresent; thewordswhichexpress what they understand not; the trumpets which sing to battle, and feel not what they inspire; the influence which is moved not, but moves.