| W. Garrett Horder, comp. The Poets’ Bible: New Testament. 1895. | | | | The Meaning of the Look | | Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) |
| | | I THINK that look of Christ might seem to say— | |
| ‘Thou Peter! art thou then a common stone | |
| Which I at last must break my heart upon, | |
| For all God’s charge to His high angels may | |
| Guard my foot better? Did I yesterday | 5 |
| Wash thy feet, my beloved, that they should run | |
| Quick to deny me ’neath the morning sun? | |
| And do thy kisses, like the rest, betray? | |
| The cock crows coldly.—Go, and manifest | |
| A late contrition, but no bootless fear! | 10 |
| For when thy final need is dreariest, | |
| Thou shalt not be denied, as I am here; | |
| My voice to God and angels shall attest, | |
| Because I KNOW this man, let him be clear.’ | | | | |
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