Love
God's Laws Declare
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Love
God's laws declare
Thou shalt not swear
By aught in heaven above or earth below.
Upon my honour! Melville cries;
He swears, and lies;
Does Melville then break God's commandment? No.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “God's Laws Declare.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/492/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “God's Laws Declare.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/492/.
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