Religion
The gods man makes he breaks; proclaims them each
From The Poems of William Watson (1893)
Religion
The gods man makes he breaks; proclaims them each
Immortal, and himself outlives them all:
But whom he set not up he cannot reach
To shake His cloud-dark sun-bright pedestal.
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MLA
Watson, William. “The gods man makes he breaks; proclaims them each.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/74/.
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Watson, William. “The gods man makes he breaks; proclaims them each.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/watson/74/.
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