Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Work And Contemplation

Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Work And Contemplation

The woman singeth at her spinning-wheel br A pleasant chant, ballad or barcarole; br She thinketh of her song, upon the whole, br Far more than of her flax; and yet the reel br Is full, and artfully her fingers feel br With quick adjustment, provident control, br The lines--too subtly twisted to unroll-- br Out to a perfect thread. I hence appeal br To the dear Christian Church--that we may do br Our Father's business in these temples mirk, br Thus swift and steadfast, thus intent and strong; br While thus, apart from toil, our souls pursue br Some high calm spheric tune, and prove our work br The better for the sweetness of our song.


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Uploaded: 2014-11-07

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