Religion
Caritas
Religion
In the suburb, in the town,
On the railway, in the square,
Came a beam of goodness down
Doubling daylight everywhere:
Peace now each for malice takes,
Beauty for his sinful weeds,
For the angel Hope aye makes
Him an angel whom she leads.
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MLA
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Caritas.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/113/.
Chicago
Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “Caritas.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/113/.
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