Religion
Heaven and Hell
From New Poems (1897): Miscellaneous Poems
Religion
’TIS said there were no thought of hell,
Save hell were taught; that there should be
A Heaven for all’s self-credible.
Not so the thing appears to me.
’Tis Heaven that lies beyond our sights,
And hell too possible that proves;
For all can feel the God that smites,
But ah, how few the God that loves!
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MLA
Thompson, Francis. “Heaven and Hell.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/thompson/74/.
Chicago
Thompson, Francis. “Heaven and Hell.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/thompson/74/.
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