Jörgensen: An Autobiography, 1. köideSheed & Ward, 1928 |
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Page 62 - To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems omnipotent; To love, and bear; to hope till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates...
Page 29 - Urbs coelestis, urbs beata, Supra petram collocata, Urbs in portu satis tuto De longinquo te saluto, Te saluto, te suspiro, Te affecto, te requiro ! The Inn at Genoa.
Page 45 - He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered? Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: Which overturneth them in his anger. Which shaketh the earth out of her place, And the pillars thereof tremble.
Page 79 - From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be, That no life lives for ever; That dead men rise up never; That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Page 25 - And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about them, and they feared with a great fear.
Page 280 - Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumbling-stone. As it is written: Behold I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone and a rock of scandal. And whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded.
Page 242 - Hail, Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus !" I turned to Mogens to express what I felt.
Page 25 - And the angel said to them : Fear not : for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people : for this day is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be a sign unto you : You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger.
Page 127 - O Mensch! Gib acht! Was spricht die tiefe Mitternacht ? „Ich schlief, ich schlief — , Aus tiefem Traum bin ich erwacht : Die Welt ist tief, Und tiefer als der Tag gedacht. Tief ist ihr Weh — , Lust — tiefer noch als Herzeleid: Weh spricht: Vergeh! Doch alle Lust will Ewigkeit — , — Will tiefe, tiefe Ewigkeit!
Page 212 - Queen of Angels, Queen of Patriarchs, Queen of Prophets, Queen of Apostles, Queen of Martyrs, Queen of Confessors, Queen of Virgins, Queen of all Saints...