The Oxford Book of Christian VerseDavid Cecil 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 86
... earth shall dwell , So , fall my sins , that all may have their right , To where they are bred , and would press me ... earth's imagin'd corners , blow Your trumpets , Angels , and arise , arise From death , you numberless infinities Of ...
... earth shall dwell , So , fall my sins , that all may have their right , To where they are bred , and would press me ... earth's imagin'd corners , blow Your trumpets , Angels , and arise , arise From death , you numberless infinities Of ...
Page 204
... earth , and God in man . Great little one ! whose all - embracing birth Lifts earth to heaven , stoops heav'n to earth . 143 Welcome . Though nor to gold nor silk . 204 RICHARD CRASHAW.
... earth , and God in man . Great little one ! whose all - embracing birth Lifts earth to heaven , stoops heav'n to earth . 143 Welcome . Though nor to gold nor silk . 204 RICHARD CRASHAW.
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... earth was awakened , hell loosed with her crews ; And the stars of night beat with emotion , and tingled and shot ... earth sank to rest . Anon at the dawn , all that trouble had withered from earth- Not so much , but I saw it die out in ...
... earth was awakened , hell loosed with her crews ; And the stars of night beat with emotion , and tingled and shot ... earth sank to rest . Anon at the dawn , all that trouble had withered from earth- Not so much , but I saw it die out in ...
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