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... breast Of this unbounded name , build your warm nest . Awake , my glory , Soul ( if such thou be , And that fair word at all refer to thee ) , Awake and sing , And be all wing ; Bring hither thy whole self ; and let me see What of thy ...
... breast Of this unbounded name , build your warm nest . Awake , my glory , Soul ( if such thou be , And that fair word at all refer to thee ) , Awake and sing , And be all wing ; Bring hither thy whole self ; and let me see What of thy ...
Page 33
... Nor yields the noblest nest Of warbling Seraphim to the ears of Love , A choicer lesson than the joyful breast Of a poor panting turtle - dove . D 95 100 105 And we , low worms , have leave to do TO THE NAME OF JESUS 33.
... Nor yields the noblest nest Of warbling Seraphim to the ears of Love , A choicer lesson than the joyful breast Of a poor panting turtle - dove . D 95 100 105 And we , low worms , have leave to do TO THE NAME OF JESUS 33.
Page 36
... breasts , about the world they bore Thee , 195 And to the teeth of Hell stood up to teach Thee , In centre of their inmost souls , they wore Thee ; 200 Where racks and torments strived , in vain , to reach Thee . Little , alas thought ...
... breasts , about the world they bore Thee , 195 And to the teeth of Hell stood up to teach Thee , In centre of their inmost souls , they wore Thee ; 200 Where racks and torments strived , in vain , to reach Thee . Little , alas thought ...
Page 37
... breasts of Thy friends , Their fury but made way For Thee , and served them in Thy glorious ends . 205 What did their weapons but with wider pores Enlarge Thy flaming - breasted lovers , More freely to transpire That impatient fire ...
... breasts of Thy friends , Their fury but made way For Thee , and served them in Thy glorious ends . 205 What did their weapons but with wider pores Enlarge Thy flaming - breasted lovers , More freely to transpire That impatient fire ...
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... cheek 70 ' Twixt's mother's breasts is gone to bed . Sweet choice , said we ! no way but so Not to lie cold , yet sleep in snow . Chorus : Sweet choice , said we , etc. BOTH We saw Thee in Thy balmy nest , Bright 40 CARMEN DEO NOSTRO.
... cheek 70 ' Twixt's mother's breasts is gone to bed . Sweet choice , said we ! no way but so Not to lie cold , yet sleep in snow . Chorus : Sweet choice , said we , etc. BOTH We saw Thee in Thy balmy nest , Bright 40 CARMEN DEO NOSTRO.
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accustomed to understand adore Thee Antiphon bathos bleed blessed blest blood blush bosom breast breath bright Catholic chaste cheeks Chorus COMPLINE conceit COUNTESS OF DENBIGH crown dart dear death Dies ira Dread LAMB e'er face Faith fire flame foes and Thine Francis Thompson glorious glory grace haste to help hath heart Heaven holy Hope HYMN immortal joys King kiss leave light live Love's mouth shall shew ne'er nest Night Peterhouse PLAINSONG poems poet poor Protestantism Puritan Queen religious poetry Responsory Cause Responsory Defend Richard Crashaw rise rosy saint saving sign saw Thee seraphim shade shew forth Thy sing smiles soft song sons of fire sorrows speed to save stars sweet and saving tears things Thompson Thou shalt open Thy cross thy fair Thy praise Thy sweet Thyself TITYRUS Twixt Versicle LORD vex'd vext weary weep wine wings woes wouldst wounds ΙΟ
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Page 9 - Hail Mary, full of grace! the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Page 110 - O thou undaunted daughter of desires ! By all thy dower of lights and fires ; By all the eagle in thee, all the dove; By all thy lives and deaths of love; By thy large draughts of intellectual day, And by thy thirsts of love more large than they ; By all thy...
Page 93 - Not in the evening's eyes, When they red with weeping are For the sun that dies, Sits sorrow with a face so fair; Nowhere but here did ever meet Sweetness so sad, sadness so sweet.
Page 114 - Amorous languishments, luminous trances; Sights which are not seen with eyes; Spiritual and soul-piercing glances, Whose pure and subtle lightning flies Home to the heart, and sets the house on fire And melts it down in sweet desire: Yet does not stay To ask the windows...
Page 104 - Each heavenly word by whose hid flame Our hard hearts shall strike fire, the same Shall flourish on thy brows, and be Both fire to us and flame to thee; Whose light shall live bright in thy face By glory, in our hearts by grace.
Page 105 - To him; put on, (he'll say,) put on (My rosy love) that thy rich zone Sparkling with the sacred flames Of thousand souls, whose happy names Heav'n keeps upon thy score. (Thy bright Life brought them first to kiss the light, That kindled them to stars).
Page 42 - Shall bless the fruitful Maia's bed, We'll bring the first-born of her flowers To kiss Thy feet, and crown Thy head. To Thee, dread Lamb ! Whose love must keep The shepherds, more than they the sheep. To Thee, meek Majesty ! soft King Of simple Graces and sweet Loves : Each of us his lamb will bring, Each his pair of silver doves : Till burnt at last in fire of Thy fair eyes, Ourselves become our own best sacrifice.
Page 39 - Poor World, said I, what wilt thou do To entertain this starry Stranger? Is this the best thou canst bestow ? A cold, and not too cleanly, manger? Contend, the powers of heaven and earth.
Page 100 - Scarce has she learnt to lisp the name Of martyr; yet she thinks it shame Life should so long play with that breath Which spent can buy so brave a death.
Page 36 - Fought against frowns with smiles ; gave glorious chase To persecutions ; and against the face Of death and fiercest dangers durst, with brave And sober pace, march on to meet a grave...