The Sacred Poets of England and America, from the Earliest to the Present TimeRufus Wilmot Griswold |
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... doth thirst to take of thee a taste , My soul desires with thee for to be placed . And to thy words , which can no man deceive , Mine only trust , My love and lust , In confidence continually shall cleave . Before the break or dawning ...
... doth thirst to take of thee a taste , My soul desires with thee for to be placed . And to thy words , which can no man deceive , Mine only trust , My love and lust , In confidence continually shall cleave . Before the break or dawning ...
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... doth embrace The rolling spheres , and parts their hours by space , That high Eternal power , which now doth move In all these things , moved in itself by love . It loved itself because itself was fair , ( For fair is loved , ) and of ...
... doth embrace The rolling spheres , and parts their hours by space , That high Eternal power , which now doth move In all these things , moved in itself by love . It loved itself because itself was fair , ( For fair is loved , ) and of ...
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... doth send , Or on his own dread presence to attend , Where they behold the glory of his light , And carol hymns of love both day and night . Both day and night is unto them all one , For He his beams doth unto them extend , That ...
... doth send , Or on his own dread presence to attend , Where they behold the glory of his light , And carol hymns of love both day and night . Both day and night is unto them all one , For He his beams doth unto them extend , That ...
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... doth love the thing beloved to see , That like itself in lovely shape may be . But man , forgetful of his Maker's grace , No less than angels whom he did ensue , ' Fell from the hope of promised heavenly place Into the mouth of death ...
... doth love the thing beloved to see , That like itself in lovely shape may be . But man , forgetful of his Maker's grace , No less than angels whom he did ensue , ' Fell from the hope of promised heavenly place Into the mouth of death ...
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... doth blind Weak fancies , and stir up affections base , Thou must renounce and utterly displace , And give thyself unto Him full and free , That full and freely gave Himself to thee . Then shalt thou feel thy spirit so possessed , And ...
... doth blind Weak fancies , and stir up affections base , Thou must renounce and utterly displace , And give thyself unto Him full and free , That full and freely gave Himself to thee . Then shalt thou feel thy spirit so possessed , And ...
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The Sacred Poets of England and America, from the Earliest to the Present Time Rufus Wilmot Griswold No preview available - 1850 |
The Sacred Poets of England and America, from the Earliest to the Present Time Rufus Wilmot Griswold No preview available - 2015 |
The Sacred Poets of England and America, from the Earliest to the Present Time No preview available - 2020 |
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ANDREW MARVELL angels arched magazines beams beauty behold beneath blast blessed bliss born breast breath bright clouds crown dark death delight divine dost doth dread dust E'en earth EDMUND WALLER eternal eyes fair fear fire flame flocks flowers FRANCIS QUARLES GILES FLETCHER glorious glory God's grace grave grief hand happy hast hath heart heaven heavenly hell HENRY VAUGHAN holy hope hour HYMN immortal ISAAC WATTS King light live Lord mercy mind morning mortal ne'er night o'er pain peace PHINEAS FLETCHER pleasure poems poet poor praise PSALM rest rich rise ROBERT HERRICK round sacred shade shine sigh sight sing SIR EDWARD SHERBURNE skies sleep smile song soul spirit spring stars streams sweet tears thee thine things THOMAS FLATMAN THOMAS HEYWOOD THOMAS PARNELL Thou art thought throne thunder unto voice waves wind wings wise