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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BRAND OF CAIN, by JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I bear upon my brow the sign
Last Line: Thy cross, a saint of thine.
Subject(s): Cain
First Line: I bear upon my brow the sign
Last Line: Thy cross, a saint of thine.
Subject(s): Cain
I BEAR upon my brow the sign
Of sorrow and of pain;
Alas! no hopeful cross is mine,
It is the brand of Cain.
The course of passion, and the fret
Of godless hope and fear, --
Toil, care, and guilt, -- their hues have set,
And fix'd their sternness there.
Saviour! wash out the imprinted shame;
That I no more may pine,
Sin's martyr, though not meet to claim
Thy cross, a saint of Thine.
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