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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Page 26
... fair ; Myself have made thee so : Yea , thou art fair indeed , Wherefore thou shalt not need In beauty to despair ; For I accept thee so , For fair . For fair , because thine eyes Are like the culvers ' white , Whose simpleness in deed ...
... fair ; Myself have made thee so : Yea , thou art fair indeed , Wherefore thou shalt not need In beauty to despair ; For I accept thee so , For fair . For fair , because thine eyes Are like the culvers ' white , Whose simpleness in deed ...
Page 105
... fair eyes takes ; Thy drops are salt , and while they think to tame Sharpen his flame . Blest bridegroom , ere the rain be laid , Use good weather while it proves ; Those drops that wash away the maid Shall water your warm - planted ...
... fair eyes takes ; Thy drops are salt , and while they think to tame Sharpen his flame . Blest bridegroom , ere the rain be laid , Use good weather while it proves ; Those drops that wash away the maid Shall water your warm - planted ...
Page 258
... fair and all men glad and wise . Age after age their tragic empires rise , Built while they dream , and in that dreaming weep ; Would man but wake from out his haunted sleep , Earth might be fair and all men glad and wise . Earth shall be ...
... fair and all men glad and wise . Age after age their tragic empires rise , Built while they dream , and in that dreaming weep ; Would man but wake from out his haunted sleep , Earth might be fair and all men glad and wise . Earth shall be ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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