Religion
Conduct
From Religious Poems
Religion
Heed how thou livest. Do no act by day
Which from the night shall drive thy peace away.
In months of sun so live that months of rain
Shall still be happy. Evermore restrain
Evil and cherish good, so shall there be
Another and a happier life for thee.
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MLA
Whittier, John Greenleaf. “Conduct.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/whittier/198/.
Chicago
Whittier, John Greenleaf. “Conduct.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/whittier/198/.
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