Religion
Santa Teresa's Book-Mark
From Translations
Religion
Let nothing disturb thee,
Nothing affright thee;
All things are passing;
God never changeth;
Patient endurance
Attaineth to all things;
Who God possesseth
In nothing is wanting;
Alone God sufficeth.
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Codex Note
Translated by Longfellow from Santa Teresa de Ávila, Spanish
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MLA
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Santa Teresa's Book-Mark.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/341/.
Chicago
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Santa Teresa's Book-Mark.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/341/.
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