Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... beauty's presence . Shall I now this day Begin to seek as far as heaven , as hell , Wisdom and strength to match this beauty , start And tread the pale dust pitted with small dark drops , In hope to find whatever it is I seek ...
... beauty's presence . Shall I now this day Begin to seek as far as heaven , as hell , Wisdom and strength to match this beauty , start And tread the pale dust pitted with small dark drops , In hope to find whatever it is I seek ...
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... Beauty I The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats though unseen among us , - visiting This various world with as inconstant wing - As summer winds that creep from flower to flower , – Like moonbeams that behind some piny mountain ...
... Beauty I The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats though unseen among us , - visiting This various world with as inconstant wing - As summer winds that creep from flower to flower , – Like moonbeams that behind some piny mountain ...
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... Beauty is open To faith alone , the will Tastes Him in I - don't - know - what Which is so gladly found . Tell me then , would you pity A man so in love , For he takes no delight In all of creation ; Alone , mind empty of form and ...
... Beauty is open To faith alone , the will Tastes Him in I - don't - know - what Which is so gladly found . Tell me then , would you pity A man so in love , For he takes no delight In all of creation ; Alone , mind empty of form and ...
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