Madmoments: or First Verseattempts By a Bornnatural. Addressed to the Lightheaded of Society at Large, by Henry Ellison |
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AGAINST ABSURD AND UNJUST PREJUDICES. |
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AGAINST ABSURD AND UNJUST PREJUDICES.
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Why Bastard? wherefore should ye then disclaimRelationship with him? in what Sense is
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Father as yours? and if God by that Name
Proclaims him his own Child, shall ye feel Shame
To call him Brother? but if ye do this,
Ye are the Bastards, and, as such, must miss
Your Portion of that Love, which, in the same
Degree, all, all His Children share in, yea!
The very meanest! for how can ye be
His Children without Love? for is not he
Love itself? were ye then His Children, pray,
Must ye not in this be like Him? must ye
Not by Love your divine Descent display?
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God casts off none, not e'en the Sinner! no!But opens wide his Arms, will he but say,
«Our Father which art in Heaven,» thus to show
His Penitence! and wilt thou thrust away,
Thou scornful Heart and hardened! that which may
Lie even in God's Bosom? then take Heed
Lest he too thrust thee from Him in thy Need!
For thou hast cast Him off, in casting Love
Aside, for he is Love! and without this,
None, none can enter Heav'n! for Heav'n is
But Love, be it on Earth, or up above!
And both alike, thro' Unlove, thou must miss!
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