The New Oxford Book of Christian VerseDonald Davie Oxford University Press, 1981 - 319 pages A treasury of some of the most beautiful and moving poems in the English language. In the introduction, the editor examines the vast variety and importance of Christian verse in English and American literature. |
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... bringing peace and mirth By flight of sin . " Take of this grain , which in my garden grows , And grows for you ; Make bread ... bring ; Grief melts away Like snow in May , As if there were no such cold thing . Who would have thought my ...
... bringing peace and mirth By flight of sin . " Take of this grain , which in my garden grows , And grows for you ; Make bread ... bring ; Grief melts away Like snow in May , As if there were no such cold thing . Who would have thought my ...
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Donald Davie. 163 ' E'en let th'unknown tomorrow Bring with it what it may ! It can bring with it nothing But He will bear us thro ' ; Who gives the lilies clothing Will clothe His people too . Beneath the spreading heavens No creature ...
Donald Davie. 163 ' E'en let th'unknown tomorrow Bring with it what it may ! It can bring with it nothing But He will bear us thro ' ; Who gives the lilies clothing Will clothe His people too . Beneath the spreading heavens No creature ...
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Donald Davie. 198 199 ' Bring me the sunset in a cup ' Bring me the sunset in a cup , Reckon the morning's flagons up And say how many dew , Tell me how far the morning leaps , Tell me what time the weaver sleeps Who spun the breadths of ...
Donald Davie. 198 199 ' Bring me the sunset in a cup ' Bring me the sunset in a cup , Reckon the morning's flagons up And say how many dew , Tell me how far the morning leaps , Tell me what time the weaver sleeps Who spun the breadths of ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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