Religion
XXII
From Poems and Ballads (Third Series)
Religion
How should not she best know, love best,
And best of all souls understand
The very soul of freedom, scanned
Far off, sought out in darkling quest
By men at heart unmanned?
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XXII.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/229/.
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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XXII.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/229/.
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