Religion

XIV

by Algernon Charles Swinburne 1837–1909

From The Heptalogia

Religion

Trust me? Hardly! I bid you not lean (remark)
On my spirit, your spirit--my flesh, your flesh--
Hold my hand, and tread safe through the horrible dark--
Quench my soul as with sprinklings of snow, then refresh
With some blast of new bellows the spark!

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XIV.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/45/.

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “XIV.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/45/.

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