Religion
Toll, bell, toll. For hope is flying
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Toll, bell, toll. For hope is flying
Sighing from the earthbound soul:
Life is sighing, life is dying:
Toll, bell, toll.
Gropes in its own grave the mole
Wedding darkness, undeserving,
Tending to no different goal.
Self-slain soul, in vain thy sighing:
Self-slain, who should make thee whole?
Vain the clamour of thy crying:
Toll, bell, toll.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: The World. Self-Destruction.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Toll, bell, toll. For hope is flying.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/755/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Toll, bell, toll. For hope is flying.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/755/.
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