Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... Lord have mercy on us ! Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour ; Brightness falls from the air , Queens have died young and fair , Dust hath closed Helen's eye . I am sick , I must die . Lord have mercy on us ! Strength ...
... Lord have mercy on us ! Beauty is but a flower Which wrinkles will devour ; Brightness falls from the air , Queens have died young and fair , Dust hath closed Helen's eye . I am sick , I must die . Lord have mercy on us ! Strength ...
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... Lord , and finde both Adams met in me ; As the first Adams sweat surrounds my face , May the last Adams blood my soule embrace . So , in his purple wrapp'd receive mee Lord , By these his thornes give me his other Crowne ; And as to ...
... Lord , and finde both Adams met in me ; As the first Adams sweat surrounds my face , May the last Adams blood my soule embrace . So , in his purple wrapp'd receive mee Lord , By these his thornes give me his other Crowne ; And as to ...
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... lords and ladies of Byzantium Of what is past , or passing , or to come . ALFRED , LORD TENNYSON From ' Morte d'Arthur ' Then loudly cried the bold Sir Bedivere , ' Ah ! my Lord Arthur , whither shall I go ? Where shall I hide my ...
... lords and ladies of Byzantium Of what is past , or passing , or to come . ALFRED , LORD TENNYSON From ' Morte d'Arthur ' Then loudly cried the bold Sir Bedivere , ' Ah ! my Lord Arthur , whither shall I go ? Where shall I hide my ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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beauty beloved birds breath Camelot canst CHARLES CAUSLEY Christ Christian comfort CZESLAW MILOSZ D. H. LAWRENCE dark David Goldstein death divine doth dream earth ecstasy eternal eyes face fear feel fire flame GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory green hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven holy Hopkins Lady of Shalott light live look Lord meditation mind moon MOSES IBN EZRA mysterious mystic nature never night o'er pain Paradise peace Penguin Peter Levi poem poet poetic poetry prayer pure R. A. Nicholson R. S. THOMAS reality religion religious experience rose round sense shadow shine sight silence sing sleep solitude SOLOMON IBN GABIROL song soul speak spirit stars Sufi sweet tell thee things thou art thought thro tongue Transcending translated by David tree vision vocation voice WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Wordsworth