The Oxford Book of Christian VerseDavid Cecil Clarendon, 1940 - 560 pages Lord David Cecil, well known for his writings, and particularly for his brilliant lives of the poet Cowper and of the young Lord Melbourne, has set out in this anthology to make a full and representative collection of English religious verse. |
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Page 285
... sense Is lord of all created excellence . Being thus prepar'd for all felicity ; Not prepossess'd with dross , Nor basely glued to gross And dull materials that might ruin me , Not fetter'd by an iron fate , With vain affections in my ...
... sense Is lord of all created excellence . Being thus prepar'd for all felicity ; Not prepossess'd with dross , Nor basely glued to gross And dull materials that might ruin me , Not fetter'd by an iron fate , With vain affections in my ...
Page 482
... sense Becomes intelligence ; And to be doubly now unfolded feels That which itself reveals ; Double the world of all that may appear To eye or hand or ear ; Double the soul of that which apprehends By that which sense transcends . For ...
... sense Becomes intelligence ; And to be doubly now unfolded feels That which itself reveals ; Double the world of all that may appear To eye or hand or ear ; Double the soul of that which apprehends By that which sense transcends . For ...
Page 483
... sense : Here essence holds a calm and sure defence ; It is a guarded shrine and sacred grove , A fountain hidden where no foot may rove , A further depth within a ... sense and all by sense conveyed , Into our 483 RICHARD WATSON DIXON.
... sense : Here essence holds a calm and sure defence ; It is a guarded shrine and sacred grove , A fountain hidden where no foot may rove , A further depth within a ... sense and all by sense conveyed , Into our 483 RICHARD WATSON DIXON.
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Adoration Alice Meynell angels art thou Babe behold blessed blest bliss blood breast breath bright Caelica Cerinthus child Christian Christina Rossetti CLEMENT PAMAN clouds dark dear death delight didst divine dost doth dust earth eternal eyes face fear fire flame flesh flowers Giles Fletcher glorious glory God's grace hand hath hear heart heaven heavenly hell holy honour Hymn Jesus Judas Iscariot King Lady Lamb leiger light Lionel Johnson litel live Lord man's mede mercy Michael Field mych joy never night o'er peace poets praise Quia amore langueo religious rise Robert Stephen Hawker rocks round Ruth Pitter Saviour shalt shepherds shine sigh sight sing skies sleep song soul spirit spring stars sweet T. S. Eliot tears thee thine things Thou art thou hast thought thow Thy Name thyself truth unto Vith hoy voice whan wings word