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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... hath al his gretè worthinesse ! Swich fyn hath his estat rëàl above ! Swich fyn his lust , swich fyn hath his noblesse ! Swich fyn , this falsè worldès brotelnesse ! - And thus bigan his loving of Criseyde As I have told , and in this ...
... hath al his gretè worthinesse ! Swich fyn hath his estat rëàl above ! Swich fyn his lust , swich fyn hath his noblesse ! Swich fyn , this falsè worldès brotelnesse ! - And thus bigan his loving of Criseyde As I have told , and in this ...
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Donald Davie. 76 77 27 But see the Virgin blest Hath laid her Babe to rest . Time is our tedious song should here have ending ; Heaven's youngest - teemèd star Hath fixed her polished car , Her sleeping Lord with handmaid lamp attending ...
Donald Davie. 76 77 27 But see the Virgin blest Hath laid her Babe to rest . Time is our tedious song should here have ending ; Heaven's youngest - teemèd star Hath fixed her polished car , Her sleeping Lord with handmaid lamp attending ...
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... hath still either toys , or care , He hath no root , nor to one place is tied , But ever restless and irregular About this earth doth run and ride ; He knows he hath a home , but scarce knows where , He says it is so far That he hath ...
... hath still either toys , or care , He hath no root , nor to one place is tied , But ever restless and irregular About this earth doth run and ride ; He knows he hath a home , but scarce knows where , He says it is so far That he hath ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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