Living
Pardon Our Enemies, We Pray
From Works and Life, ed. Forster, vol. VIII (1876)
Living
Pardon our enemies, we pray
Devoutly every sabbath- day;
Ere the next morn we change our notes,
And blow them up or cut their throats.
Above us and below meanwhile
The Angels weep, the Devils smile.
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MLA
Landor, Walter Savage. “Pardon Our Enemies, We Pray.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/889/.
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Landor, Walter Savage. “Pardon Our Enemies, We Pray.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/landor/889/.
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