Quote#Nature
With this ambiguous earth
Quote byAlice Meynell · 1847–1922
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Poems (1913), "Christ in the Universe", p. 114.
English (original)
With this ambiguous earth His dealings have been told us. These abide: The signal to a maid, the human birth, The lesson, and the young Man crucified.
— Alice Meynell
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