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 102
... live , in love lets so persever That , when we live no more , we may live ever . In Memory of my dear grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet , who deceased August , 1665 , being a year and a half old . Farewell dear babe , my heart's too much ...
... live , in love lets so persever That , when we live no more , we may live ever . In Memory of my dear grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet , who deceased August , 1665 , being a year and a half old . Farewell dear babe , my heart's too much ...
Page 154
... live and reign He is secure- gang off with thy crack'd brain ! God is a sun and shield to every saint , A cordial to their souls whene'er they faint ; He will give grace and glory we are told And no good thing will He from them withhold ...
... live and reign He is secure- gang off with thy crack'd brain ! God is a sun and shield to every saint , A cordial to their souls whene'er they faint ; He will give grace and glory we are told And no good thing will He from them withhold ...
Page 262
... live my children's children When the time of sorrow is come ? They will take to the goat's path , and the fox's home ... lives of those after me , I am dying in my own death and the deaths of those after me . Let thy servant depart ...
... live my children's children When the time of sorrow is come ? They will take to the goat's path , and the fox's home ... lives of those after me , I am dying in my own death and the deaths of those after me . Let thy servant depart ...
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ANONYMOUS 7TH10TH CENTURY | 1 |
ANONYMOUS 14TH CENTURY | 7 |
GEOFFREY CHAUCER c 13401400 | 14 |
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