Religion
Thou who must fall silent in a while
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Thou who must fall silent in a while,
Chant thy sweetest, gladdest, best, at once;
Sun thyself to-day, keep peace and smile;
By love upward send Orisons,
Accounting love thy lot and love thine end.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Divers Worlds. Time and Eternity.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Thou who must fall silent in a while.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/764/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Thou who must fall silent in a while.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/764/.
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