Two Went up into the Temple to Pray
Two went to pray? O rather say
One went to brag, th’ other to pray:
One stands up close and treads on high,
Where th’ other dares not send his eye.
One nearer to God’s altar trod,
The other to the altar’s God.
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Poet Richard Crashaw 1612–1649
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Subjects Faith & Doubt, Religion, God & the Divine
Poetic Terms Couplet
Poems by Richard Crashaw
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SUBJECT Faith & Doubt, Religion, God & the Divine
POET’S REGION England
SCHOOL / PERIOD 17th Century
Poetic Terms Couplet
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