Religion
XLV
From A Shropshire Lad
Religion
If it chance your eye offend you,
Pluck it out, lad, and be sound:
'Twill hurt, but here are salves to friend you,
And many a balsam grows on ground.
And if your hand or foot offend you,
Cut it off, lad, and be whole;
But play the man, stand up and end you,
When your sickness is your soul.
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MLA
Housman, A. E. “XLV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/housman/44/.
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Housman, A. E. “XLV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/housman/44/.
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