“The Holy Supper is kept, indeed,
In whatso we share with another's need,—”
Pt. II, st. 8
The Vision of Sir Launfal (1848)
Context: The Holy Supper is kept, indeed,
In whatso we share with another's need,—
Not that which we give, but what we share,—
For the gift without the giver is bare;
Who bestows himself with his alms feeds three,—
Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.
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