Religion
Seventh Antiphone
From Poems & Ballads (First Series)
Wilt thou bring fine gold for a payment
For sins on this wise?
For the glittering of raiment
And the shining of eyes,
For the painting of faces
And the sundering of trust,
For the sins of thine high places
And delight of thy lust?
For your high things ye shall have lowly,
Lamentation for song;
For, behold, I God am holy,
I the Lord am strong;
Ye shall seek me and shall not reach me
Till the wine-press be trod;
In that hour ye shall turn and beseech me,
Saith the Lord God.
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MLA
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Seventh Antiphone.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/502/.
Chicago
Swinburne, Algernon Charles. “Seventh Antiphone.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/swinburne/502/.
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