Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... Sight . " Thou art Good , & Thou Alone ; ' Nor may sinner cast one stone . ' To be Good only , is to be ' A God or else a Pharisee . " Thou Angel of the Presence Divine " That didst create this Body of Mine , ' Wherefore hast thou writ ...
... Sight . " Thou art Good , & Thou Alone ; ' Nor may sinner cast one stone . ' To be Good only , is to be ' A God or else a Pharisee . " Thou Angel of the Presence Divine " That didst create this Body of Mine , ' Wherefore hast thou writ ...
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... sight lacks absolute power to devour objects ecstatically , in an instant , leaving nothing more than the void of an ideal form , a sign like a hieroglyph simplified from the drawing of an animal or bird . A slightly snub nose , a high ...
... sight lacks absolute power to devour objects ecstatically , in an instant , leaving nothing more than the void of an ideal form , a sign like a hieroglyph simplified from the drawing of an animal or bird . A slightly snub nose , a high ...
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... sight of vernal bloom , or Summers Rose , Or flocks , or herds , or human face divine ; But cloud in stead , and ever - during dark Surrounds me , from the chearful waies of men Cut off , and for the Book of knowledg fair Presented with ...
... sight of vernal bloom , or Summers Rose , Or flocks , or herds , or human face divine ; But cloud in stead , and ever - during dark Surrounds me , from the chearful waies of men Cut off , and for the Book of knowledg fair Presented with ...
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