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 220
... tree . O miserable me , What help were left , had JESUS's pity not Shewed me another tree , which can Enliven dying man . That tree , made fertile by his own dear blood ; And by his death with quick'ning virtue fraught . I now dread not ...
... tree . O miserable me , What help were left , had JESUS's pity not Shewed me another tree , which can Enliven dying man . That tree , made fertile by his own dear blood ; And by his death with quick'ning virtue fraught . I now dread not ...
Page 407
... tree , -how its stem trembled first Till it passed the kid's lip , the stag's antler ; then safely out- burst The fan - branches all round ; and thou mindest when these too , in turn Broke a - bloom and the palm - tree seemed perfect ...
... tree , -how its stem trembled first Till it passed the kid's lip , the stag's antler ; then safely out- burst The fan - branches all round ; and thou mindest when these too , in turn Broke a - bloom and the palm - tree seemed perfect ...
Page 479
... Tree of Life was ours , Tree twelvefold - fruited , Most lofty tree that flowers , Most deeply rooted : I chose the tree of death . ' Hadst thou but said me nay , Adam , my brother , I might have pined away ; I , but none other : God ...
... Tree of Life was ours , Tree twelvefold - fruited , Most lofty tree that flowers , Most deeply rooted : I chose the tree of death . ' Hadst thou but said me nay , Adam , my brother , I might have pined away ; I , but none other : God ...
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