The New Oxford Book of Christian VerseDonald Davie Oxford University Press, 1981 - 319 pages A treasury of some of the most beautiful and moving poems in the English language. In the introduction, the editor examines the vast variety and importance of Christian verse in English and American literature. |
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Page 124
... Spirits ; my soul's calm retreat Which none disturb ! Christ's progress , and his prayer time ; The hours to which high heaven doth chime . God's silent , searching flight ; When my Lord's head is filled with dew , and all His locks are ...
... Spirits ; my soul's calm retreat Which none disturb ! Christ's progress , and his prayer time ; The hours to which high heaven doth chime . God's silent , searching flight ; When my Lord's head is filled with dew , and all His locks are ...
Page 172
... Spirit and Soul with this divide , And Joints and Marrow part . To keep your Armour bright Attend with constant Care ... Spirits dart , Your Souls in Words declare , Or groan , to Him who reads the Heart , Th'unutterable Prayer . His ...
... Spirit and Soul with this divide , And Joints and Marrow part . To keep your Armour bright Attend with constant Care ... Spirits dart , Your Souls in Words declare , Or groan , to Him who reads the Heart , Th'unutterable Prayer . His ...
Page 294
... spirit open , And men are shaken by obscure trances . The forest - odours , insects , clouds and fountains Are like ... spirits , lurk Like cockroaches in the interstices of things . We in that land begin our rule in courage , The seal ...
... spirit open , And men are shaken by obscure trances . The forest - odours , insects , clouds and fountains Are like ... spirits , lurk Like cockroaches in the interstices of things . We in that land begin our rule in courage , The seal ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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