Ballads for the Times (Now first collected,) Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Bartenus, A Thousand Lines, and other poems. By Martin F. Tupper. A new Edition, enlarged and revised |
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A Short Gospel.
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A Short Gospel.
Wisdom framed the wondrous planLove had hoped for fallen man;
Justice bade the blood be spilt
Mercy bore imputed guilt;
Truth rejoiced, and smiled to see
Power had set the captive free.
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