Religion
On the water of our Lord's baptisme
From Complete Works, ed. Grosart (1873), vol. II
Religion
Each blest drop on each blest limme
Is washt itselfe in washing Him:
'Tis a gemme while it stayes here;
While it falls hence 'tis a teare.
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Crashaw, Richard. “On the water of our Lord's baptisme.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/140/.
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Crashaw, Richard. “On the water of our Lord's baptisme.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/140/.
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