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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... poetry . Though the great religious poets have been equal to any , they have been fewer in number than the great secular poets . And a large proportion of religious verse is poor stuff . The average hymn is a by - word for forced feeble ...
... poetry . Though the great religious poets have been equal to any , they have been fewer in number than the great secular poets . And a large proportion of religious verse is poor stuff . The average hymn is a by - word for forced feeble ...
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... poet's imagination , his intimate soul . But for a rare exception like Campion , the Renaissance poets were at once too individual and too fanciful to write successful hymns . The Augustan manner of writing was far more appropriate to ...
... poet's imagination , his intimate soul . But for a rare exception like Campion , the Renaissance poets were at once too individual and too fanciful to write successful hymns . The Augustan manner of writing was far more appropriate to ...
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... poetry about Christianity in the language - the little lyric on Christmas , the peroration which closes The Testament of Beauty . Among the poets alive in his time , only Christina Rossetti was a more impeccable craftsman ; and her ...
... poetry about Christianity in the language - the little lyric on Christmas , the peroration which closes The Testament of Beauty . Among the poets alive in his time , only Christina Rossetti was a more impeccable craftsman ; and her ...
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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