Poems, 91. numberMacmillan, 1870 - 143 pages |
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... reckless shivering of laughter Wroth at the woe which thou hast seen so long , Question if any recompense hereafter Waits to atone the intolerable wrong : Is there not wrong too bitter for atoning ? What 2-2 SAINT PAUL , 19.
... reckless shivering of laughter Wroth at the woe which thou hast seen so long , Question if any recompense hereafter Waits to atone the intolerable wrong : Is there not wrong too bitter for atoning ? What 2-2 SAINT PAUL , 19.
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... a complaining , - Oh let my sound be stormy in their ears ! Throat that would shout but cannot stay for straining , Eyes that would weep but cannot wait for tears . Quick in a moment , infinite for ever , Send 3-2 SAINT PAUL . 35.
... a complaining , - Oh let my sound be stormy in their ears ! Throat that would shout but cannot stay for straining , Eyes that would weep but cannot wait for tears . Quick in a moment , infinite for ever , Send 3-2 SAINT PAUL . 35.
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... wait it ; I have spoken ; even now This hour may set me in one place with God . I hear a wantoning in Herod's hall , And feet that seek me ; very oft some chance Leaps from the folly and the wine of kings ; - O Jesus , spirit and spirit ...
... wait it ; I have spoken ; even now This hour may set me in one place with God . I hear a wantoning in Herod's hall , And feet that seek me ; very oft some chance Leaps from the folly and the wine of kings ; - O Jesus , spirit and spirit ...
Page 125
... waits enthralled in that superb surprise ; Like airy ghosts they pass him by , nor change His wide and wistful eyes . So stays he in high heaven a little space , Then treads the portal which the others trod , And issues into silence ...
... waits enthralled in that superb surprise ; Like airy ghosts they pass him by , nor change His wide and wistful eyes . So stays he in high heaven a little space , Then treads the portal which the others trod , And issues into silence ...
Page 127
... waits by night the flooding tides to be ; And only to herself , and hushed , and slow , Makes hidden melodies and wails her woe Till roar meet roar and sea be mixt with sea . A CHILD OF THE AGE . I. OH for a PALLIDA MORTE FUTURA . 127.
... waits by night the flooding tides to be ; And only to herself , and hushed , and slow , Makes hidden melodies and wails her woe Till roar meet roar and sea be mixt with sea . A CHILD OF THE AGE . I. OH for a PALLIDA MORTE FUTURA . 127.
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