Religion
XVI
From The Blessed Damozel
Religion
(Alas! to her wise simple mind
These things were all but known
Before: they trembled on her sense,--
Her voice had caught their tone.
Alas for lonely Heaven! Alas
For life wrung out alone!
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MLA
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. “XVI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_d/107/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel. “XVI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_d/107/.
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