Religion
An Agnostic
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Religion
You ask me why I greet the priest
But not his God;
The God sits mute, the man at least
Returns my nod.
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MLA
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “An Agnostic.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/14/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Classical Chinese). “An Agnostic.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-chinese-anonymous/14/.
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