Religion
Bitter-sweet.
Religion
AH my deare angrie Lord,
Since thou dost love, yet strike;
Cast down, yet help afford;
… I will do the like.
I will complain, yet praise;
I will bewail, approve:
And all my sowre-sweet dayes
I will lament, and love.
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MLA
Herbert, George. “Bitter-sweet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herbert/144/.
Chicago
Herbert, George. “Bitter-sweet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herbert/144/.
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