Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHY?, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY First Line: With what intent Last Line: Nor healeth any of his sins. Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
With what intent Was this grim sorrow sent? -- What meaning lies in such dread sacrifice? Of a surety it is meant To teach us this, -- That man, however fallen, still may rise If he repent, Through sacrifice To sacrament. But -- till he thereunto attain, All sacrifice is made in vain. Forced sacrifice no virtue wins, Nor healeth any of his sins. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY A NEW EARTH by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY |
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