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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET: MAN VERSUS ASCETIC. 6, by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON Poet's Biography First Line: Ha! Shall the living needy miss my hand Last Line: Brave frankly her last verdict in the cause. Alternate Author Name(s): Leigh, Arbor; Guggenberger, Mrs. Ignatz; Bevington, L. S. | |||
"Ha! shall the living Needy miss my hand, Whom for my penitence I sought to bless, Till there depended on me numberless Souls that unaided scarce have strength to stand? Not only for my penance had I planned To succour these; I pitied their distress: Shall I betray them to their helplessness For that new task? Is this thy sad demand?" Oh, strength of tenderness! 'tis here I pause: I dare not answer; for to thee alone The weight and shaping of that claim is known; Lo, even Nature has her minor laws! Yet fling thy will once down before her throne, -- Brave frankly her last verdict in the cause. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A DISMISSAL by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON AT SABBATH DOWN by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON BEES IN CLOVER; A SONG by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON BOUGHT WITH A PRICE by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON CLOUD-CLIMBING by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON DEDICATION TO POEMS, LYRICS AND SONNETS by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON DINNER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON GOLD AND STEEL; THE ANSWER by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON HATED by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON HOPE DEFERRED by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON |
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