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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE POET'S SIMPLE FAITH, by VICTOR MARIE HUGO Poet's Biography
First Line: You say, 'where goest thou?' I cannot tell
Last Line: My future is not one of my concerns.
Variant Title(s): The Faith Of The Poet
Subject(s): Faith; Religion; Belief; Creed; Theology
First Line: You say, 'where goest thou?' I cannot tell
Last Line: My future is not one of my concerns.
Variant Title(s): The Faith Of The Poet
Subject(s): Faith; Religion; Belief; Creed; Theology
You say, "Where goest Thou?" I cannot tell,
And still go on. But if the way be straight
I cannot go amiss: before me lies
Dawn and the day: the night behind me: that
Suffices me: I break the bounds: I see,
And nothing more; believe and nothing less.
My future is not one of my concerns.
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