Love
Prosperity
From Poems (1908)
Love
Thy blessings are an armed band.
With a javelin and a dart,
With a spear to wound the heart
Round about they stand.
Soul, in honour glorified,
Be thou ware of deadly sin!
Cruelty's the javelin,
The spear is pride.
Cite this poem
MLA
Coleridge, Mary E. “Prosperity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/54/.
Chicago
Coleridge, Mary E. “Prosperity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/54/.
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