Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HEAVEN AND HELL, by FRANCIS THOMPSON


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First Line: Tis said there were no thought of hell
Last Line: But ah, how few the god that loves!
Subject(s): Heaven; Hell; Paradise


'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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