Religion
XI
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Religion
1.
O let the solid ground
Not fail beneath my feet
Before my life has found
What some have found so sweet;
Then let come what come may,
What matter if I go mad,
I shall have had my day.
2.
Let the sweet heavens endure,
Not close and darken above me
Before I am quite quite sure
That there is one to love me;
Then let come what come may
To a life that has been so sad,
I shall have had my day.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “XI.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/12/.
Chicago
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “XI.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/12/.
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