A Book of Comfort: An AnthologyElizabeth Goudge Coward-McCann, 1964 - 384 pages A treasury of prose and poetry offerings, wisdom and consolation for the difficulties and challenges of life. |
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Page 32
... Hour after hour , sinking to the tap roots , And the sodden earth exhales at dawn A long sigh scented with pure gratitude , Such rain - the first rain of our lives , it seems , Neither foretold , cajoled , nor counted on- Is woman ...
... Hour after hour , sinking to the tap roots , And the sodden earth exhales at dawn A long sigh scented with pure gratitude , Such rain - the first rain of our lives , it seems , Neither foretold , cajoled , nor counted on- Is woman ...
Page 72
... hour ; One far fierce hour and sweet : There was a shout about my ears , And palms before my feet . G. K. CHESTERTON IN THE WILDERNESS Christ of his gentleness Thirsting and hungering [ 72 ]
... hour ; One far fierce hour and sweet : There was a shout about my ears , And palms before my feet . G. K. CHESTERTON IN THE WILDERNESS Christ of his gentleness Thirsting and hungering [ 72 ]
Page 315
... hour that melts with homesick yearning The hearts of seafarers who've had to say Farewell to those they love , that very morning- " Hour when the new - made pilgrim on his way Feels a sweet pang go through him , if he hears Far chimes ...
... hour that melts with homesick yearning The hearts of seafarers who've had to say Farewell to those they love , that very morning- " Hour when the new - made pilgrim on his way Feels a sweet pang go through him , if he hears Far chimes ...
Contents
IN THE BEGINNING | 21 |
THE CLOUDS RAIN AND RAINBOWS | 29 |
FOUNTAIN AND STREAM | 35 |
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