The New Oxford Book of Christian VerseDonald Davie A treasury of some of the most beautiful and moving poems in the English language. In the introduction, the editor examines the vast variety and importance of Christian verse in English and American literature. |
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Donald Davie. INTRODUCTION " The Oxford Book of Christian Verse ' ... but what do we mean , in that expression , by ' Christian ' ? What do we have to find in a passage of verse before we have the right to call it ' Christian ' ? It is ...
Donald Davie. INTRODUCTION " The Oxford Book of Christian Verse ' ... but what do we mean , in that expression , by ' Christian ' ? What do we have to find in a passage of verse before we have the right to call it ' Christian ' ? It is ...
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... Christian verse ' , is one that won't stand up to close scrutiny . However Lord David Cecil , when in 1940 he edited the first Oxford Book of Christian Verse , plainly decided that the risk , though perilous , was worth taking . He must ...
... Christian verse ' , is one that won't stand up to close scrutiny . However Lord David Cecil , when in 1940 he edited the first Oxford Book of Christian Verse , plainly decided that the risk , though perilous , was worth taking . He must ...
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... Christian ethics , such as Hope or Charity ; for these can be , and often are , espoused by non - Christians also . They can be called speci- fically ' Christian ' only when they are espoused or practised for specifically Christian ...
... Christian ethics , such as Hope or Charity ; for these can be , and often are , espoused by non - Christians also . They can be called speci- fically ' Christian ' only when they are espoused or practised for specifically Christian ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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