Relationships
Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXI
From Poems — Volume 3
Relationships
For what could persecution do
To worry such a blessed crew,
On whom it was as wind to fire,
Which set them always jumping higher?
The parson and the lawyer tried,
By meek persistency defied.
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Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/179/.
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Meredith, George. “Jump-to-Glory Jane: XXI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/meredith/179/.
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