Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 82, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE First Line: We judge from our own standpoint-that of sin! Last Line: Nor weigh the mind, its motive or its bent. Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles Subject(s): Justice | ||||||||
We judge from our own standpointthat of sin! Transgressors, even our weightiest judgments err; Whilst our awards and punishments begin With Justice, which we but too oft defer, With Laws, whose highest aim is to deter. We may not judge the criminal intent, Nor weigh the mind, its motive or its bent. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD: GOD'S JUSTICE by ANNE CARSON CREDO by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE YOUNG WARRIOR by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON TO HORACE BUMSTEAD by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON CONSCRIPTS OF THE DREAM by EDWIN MARKHAM THE MAN UNDER THE STONE by EDWIN MARKHAM A DULL DAY IN SEPTEMBER by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE |
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