Religion
Thanksgiving
From Poems (1886)
Religion
Lord, for the erring thought
Not into evil wrought:
Lord, for the wicked will
Betrayed and baffled still:
For the heart from itself kept,
Our thanksgiving accept.
For ignorant hopes that were
Broken to our blind prayer:
For pain, death, sorrow, sent
Unto our chastisement:
For all loss of seeming good,
Quicken our gratitude.
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MLA
Howells, William Dean. “Thanksgiving.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/howells/12/.
Chicago
Howells, William Dean. “Thanksgiving.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/howells/12/.
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