Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... sound of royal cheer ; And they cross'd themselves for fear , All the knights of Camelot : But Lancelot mused a little space ; He said , ' She has a lovely face ; God in his mercy lend her grace , The Lady of Shalott . ' SAMUEL TAYLOR ...
... sound of royal cheer ; And they cross'd themselves for fear , All the knights of Camelot : But Lancelot mused a little space ; He said , ' She has a lovely face ; God in his mercy lend her grace , The Lady of Shalott . ' SAMUEL TAYLOR ...
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... sound ; each sound Means something secret , subtle and profound And as these shrill , lamenting notes are heard , A silence falls on every listening bird ; Even the fish grow still . It was from this Sad chant a sage learnt music's ...
... sound ; each sound Means something secret , subtle and profound And as these shrill , lamenting notes are heard , A silence falls on every listening bird ; Even the fish grow still . It was from this Sad chant a sage learnt music's ...
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... sound , Or had the black art to dispense A several sin to every sense , But felt through all this fleshly dress Bright shoots of everlastingness . O how I long to travel back And tread again that ancient track ! That I might once more ...
... sound , Or had the black art to dispense A several sin to every sense , But felt through all this fleshly dress Bright shoots of everlastingness . O how I long to travel back And tread again that ancient track ! That I might once more ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
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