Love
I live in the world for his sake
From Underneath the Bough (1898)
Love
I live in the world for his sake.
For the eyes that sleep and wake,
I live in the world for his eyes:
Earth's kingdoms may pass away,
I heed not these things of clay,
But I live, I love, I pray
From the light of his eyes.
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Codex Note
The Fifth Book of Songs
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MLA
Field, Michael. “I live in the world for his sake.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/124/.
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Field, Michael. “I live in the world for his sake.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/field_m/124/.
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