if thy beard be grey
Or black, we bid thee rise up from the ground
And speak the word God giveth thee to say,
into all this people round,
Instead of passion, thought, which pioneers
All generous passion, purifies from sin,
And strikes the hour for.
Or black, we bid thee rise up from the ground
And speak the word God giveth thee to say,
into all this people round,
Instead of passion, thought, which pioneers
All generous passion, purifies from sin,
And strikes the hour for.
Elizabeth Browning
