Religion
The Poet's Simple Faith
Translated by Prof. E. Dowden (1888) · From Les Contemplations (1830–56)
Religion
You say, "Where goest thou?" I cannot tell,
And still go on. If but the way be straight,
It cannot go amiss! before me lies
Dawn and the Day; the Night behind me; that
Suffices me; I break the bounds; I see,
And nothing more; believe, and nothing less.
My future is not one of my concerns.
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Hugo, Victor. “The Poet's Simple Faith.” Translated by Prof. E. Dowden. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hugo/66/.
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Hugo, Victor. “The Poet's Simple Faith.” Translated by Prof. E. Dowden. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hugo/66/.
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