Love
Impromptu Lines
From The Poetical Works (1899)
Love
Mary ! thy happy name was given
In tones of earth, to breathe of heaven.
Hallowed by Her, the sinless Child,
The Maiden Mother, undefiled.
Oh ! with her name, her nature take,
And keep thee pure, for Mary's sake.
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MLA
Hawker, Robert Stephen. “Impromptu Lines.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hawker_rs/111/.
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Hawker, Robert Stephen. “Impromptu Lines.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hawker_rs/111/.
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