Social Commentaries
Poetic Aphorisms: Sin
From Translations
Social Commentaries
Man-like is it to fall into sin,
Fiend-like is it to dwell therein,
Christ-like is it for sin to grieve,
God-like is it all sin to leave.
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Codex Note
Translated by Longfellow from Friedrich von Logau, German
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MLA
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Poetic Aphorisms: Sin.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/373/.
Chicago
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Poetic Aphorisms: Sin.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/longfellow/373/.
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