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A Creed

Alice Duer Miller 1874 (New York) – 1942 (New York)

COURAGE to ask of love neither sign nor token,
Wisdom to wait, silence and faith are better;
Fear, not alone lest the bond be some day broken,
But, that love, too desperately dear, become a fetter.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Scheme ABAB
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 202
Words 38
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
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Alice Duer Miller

Alice Duer Miller was a writer from the U.S. whose poetry actively influenced political opinion. Her feminist verses made an impact on the suffrage issue, and her verse novel The White Cliffs encouraged U.S. entry into World War II. She also wrote novels and screenplays. more…

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