Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895.
Frances Anne Kemble 180993Faith
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And weep that trust, and that deceiving,
Than doubt one heart that, if believ’d,
Had blessed one’s life with true believing.
The doubting fiend o’ertakes our youth!
Better be cheated to the last
Than lose the blessèd hope of truth.