Religion
Humility
From Niagara, and Other Poems (1904)
Religion
Naught is new beneath the sun:
Ages since the deed was done;—
Ay! a thousand wrought like one,—
And a thousand thought like one.
Greatest souls are first to own
None is wise or strong alone.
Cite this poem
MLA
Copeland, Benjamin. “Humility.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/60/.
Chicago
Copeland, Benjamin. “Humility.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/60/.
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