Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... stars , I know quite well That , for all they care , I can go to hell , But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast . How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return ? If ...
... stars , I know quite well That , for all they care , I can go to hell , But on earth indifference is the least We have to dread from man or beast . How should we like it were stars to burn With a passion for us we could not return ? If ...
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... stars that do not give a damn , I cannot , now I see them , say I missed one terribly all day . Were all stars to disappear or die , I should learn to look at an empty sky And feel its total dark sublime , Though this might take me a ...
... stars that do not give a damn , I cannot , now I see them , say I missed one terribly all day . Were all stars to disappear or die , I should learn to look at an empty sky And feel its total dark sublime , Though this might take me a ...
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... stars were dim , and thick the night , The steersman's face by his lamp gleamed white ; From the sails the dew did drip - Till clomb above the eastern bar The hornèd Moon , with one bright star Within the nether tip . I moved , and ...
... stars were dim , and thick the night , The steersman's face by his lamp gleamed white ; From the sails the dew did drip - Till clomb above the eastern bar The hornèd Moon , with one bright star Within the nether tip . I moved , 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