Religion
Judge not according to the appearance
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Lord, purge our eyes to see
Within the seed a tree,
Within the glowing egg a bird,
Within the shroud a butterfly:
Till taught by such, we see
Beyond all creatures Thee,
And hearken for Thy tender word,
And hear it, “Fear not: it is I.”
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Christ Our All in All.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Judge not according to the appearance.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/641/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Judge not according to the appearance.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/641/.
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