Religion
Thro’ burden and heat of the day
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Thro’ burden and heat of the day
How weary the hands and the feet
That labour with scarcely a stay,
Thro’ burden and heat!
Tired toiler whose sleep shall be sweet,
Kneel down, it will rest thee to pray:
Then forward, for daylight is fleet.
Cool shadows show lengthening and grey,
Cool twilight will soon be complete:
What matters this wearisome way
Thro’ burden and heat?
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Songs for Strangers and Pilgrims.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Thro’ burden and heat of the day.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/899/.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Thro’ burden and heat of the day.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/899/.
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