Thomas Humphry Ward, ed. The English Poets. 1880–1918.rnVol. V. Browning to Rupert Brooke
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (18611907)Christs Friends
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When I remember those Thy friends that lie
Helpless and hopeless, sunk in misery,
O Christ, I love Thee, but I love not these.
That friend of theirs who had no word to say
When from his side the rich man turned away.
O Christ, Thou lov’st not me. Thou lovest these.