Sacred Poetry of the Seventeenth Century: Including the Whole of Giles Fletcher's Christ's Victory and Triumph; with Copious Selections from Spenser, Davies, Sandys [and Others] With an Introductory Essay and Critical Remarks, Volume 1J. Hatchard, 1835 - Christian poetry, English |
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... hast thou ever seene That to their beautie may compared bee , Or can the sight that is more sharpe and keene Endure their captain's flaming head to see ? How much lesse those , much higher in degree , And so much fairer , and much more ...
... hast thou ever seene That to their beautie may compared bee , Or can the sight that is more sharpe and keene Endure their captain's flaming head to see ? How much lesse those , much higher in degree , And so much fairer , and much more ...
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... thou within this dying flesh inspire ! Thou leav'st thy print in other works of thine , But thy whole image thou in man hast writ ; There cannot be a creature more divine , Except , like thee , it should be infinite : But it exceeds ...
... thou within this dying flesh inspire ! Thou leav'st thy print in other works of thine , But thy whole image thou in man hast writ ; There cannot be a creature more divine , Except , like thee , it should be infinite : But it exceeds ...
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... hast thou there ? What heav'nly treasure in so weak a chest ? Look in thy soul , and thou shalt beauties find , Like those which drown'd Narcissus in the flood : Honour and pleasure both are in my mind , And all that in the world is ...
... hast thou there ? What heav'nly treasure in so weak a chest ? Look in thy soul , and thou shalt beauties find , Like those which drown'd Narcissus in the flood : Honour and pleasure both are in my mind , And all that in the world is ...
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... thou ever just , Will in thy mercy trust ; And in thy saving grace My constant comfort place : My songs shall sing thy praise , That hast prolong'd my days . E PSALM XX . THE Lord in thy adversity Regard thy Psalm xiii.
... thou ever just , Will in thy mercy trust ; And in thy saving grace My constant comfort place : My songs shall sing thy praise , That hast prolong'd my days . E PSALM XX . THE Lord in thy adversity Regard thy Psalm xiii.
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... Thou hast with affliction tried : Thou hast driven into the net ; Burdens on our shoulders set : Trod on by their horses ' hooves ; Theirs , whom pity never moves . We through fire , with flames embrac'd , We through raging floods have ...
... Thou hast with affliction tried : Thou hast driven into the net ; Burdens on our shoulders set : Trod on by their horses ' hooves ; Theirs , whom pity never moves . We through fire , with flames embrac'd , We through raging floods have ...
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angels art thou beams beauty behold blessed blind bliss blood breast breath bright canst clouds creatures crown dark dead dear death delight didst divine doth drest dust earth Edom Eridan eternal ev'n ev'ry eyes face fair fear fire flaming flesh flowers foes FRANCIS QUARLES GEORGE WITHER GILES FLETCHER give glorious glory God's grace grave grief ground hand hath head heart heav'n heavenly hell HENRY KING holy honour HYMN John Hatchard King light live lively coloured look Lord man's mercy mind never night pain peace PHINEAS FLETCHER pleasure poet poor pow'r praise PSALM rest sacred shame shine sighs sight sing sins SIR JOHN DAVIES Sith sleep songs sorrow soul spring stars sweet tears thee thine things thou art thou dost thou hast thought thousand throne thyself tongue unto verse weary weep wind wings wound wretched