Religion
And if the Glory and Esteem I have
From Poetical Works, ed. B. Dobell (1906)
Religion
And if the Glory and Esteem I have,
Be nothing else than what my Silver gave,
If, for no other ground,
I am with Love or Praises crown'd,
'Tis such a shame, such vile, such base Repute,
'Tis better starve than eat such empty Fruit.
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Traherne, Thomas. “And if the Glory and Esteem I have.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/traherne/52/.
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Traherne, Thomas. “And if the Glory and Esteem I have.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/traherne/52/.
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