Religion
Hope and Patience
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2
Religion
An unborn bird lies crumpled and curled,
A-dreaming of the world.
Round it, for castle-wall, a shell
Is guarding it well.
Hope is the bird with its dim sensations;
The shell that keeps it alive is Patience.
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MLA
MacDonald, George. “Hope and Patience.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/535/.
Chicago
MacDonald, George. “Hope and Patience.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/535/.
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