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THE SANCTUARY by SARA TEASDALE

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First Line: IF I COULD KEEP MY INNERMOST ME
Last Line: I COULD LOOK EVEN AT GOD WITH GRAVE FORGIVING EYES.
If I could keep my innermost Me
Fearless, aloof and free
Of the least breath of love or hate,
And not disconsolate
At the sick load of sorrow laid on men;
If I could keep a sanctuary there
Free even of prayer,
If I could do this, then,
With quiet candor as I grew more wise
I could look even at God with grave forgiving eyes.



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