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 252
... sight of the unwise they seemed to die : and their departure is taken for misery . And their going from us to be utter destruction : but they are in peace . For though they be punished in the sight of men , yet is their hope full of ...
... sight of the unwise they seemed to die : and their departure is taken for misery . And their going from us to be utter destruction : but they are in peace . For though they be punished in the sight of men , yet is their hope full of ...
Page 281
... sight . And by the assay of this falling we shall have an high , marvellous knowing of love in God , without end . For strong and marvellous is that love which may not , nor will not , be broken for trespass .... And what time that we ...
... sight . And by the assay of this falling we shall have an high , marvellous knowing of love in God , without end . For strong and marvellous is that love which may not , nor will not , be broken for trespass .... And what time that we ...
Page 295
... sight , being undismayed , ne'er went amiss In all that amplitude and height , but knew The full extent and nature of such bliss . " ... " So now , displayed before me as a rose Of snow - white purity , the sacred might I saw , whom ...
... sight , being undismayed , ne'er went amiss In all that amplitude and height , but knew The full extent and nature of such bliss . " ... " So now , displayed before me as a rose Of snow - white purity , the sacred might I saw , whom ...
Contents
IN THE BEGINNING | 21 |
THE CLOUDS RAIN AND RAINBOWS | 29 |
FOUNTAIN AND STREAM | 35 |
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A. A. Milne angel beasts beauty behold birds blessed blue breath bright C. S. LEWIS Christ cloud Collected Poems comfort creatures dark dear death delight divine dost doth dreams earth eternal eyes face fair Father fear feet fire flowers Francis GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory grace green hand happy hath heard heart heaven HENRY VAUGHAN holy immortal Jesus John LAURIE LEE light live look Lord mercy moon morning mortal never night peace praise pray prayer published R. S. THOMAS rain reprinted by permission rose round RUTH PITTER Saint shadow shining sight sing sleep snow song soul spirit spring stars STEPHEN SPENDER sweet T. S. Eliot tears thine things thou art Thou hast thought Timothy Winters trees turn unto W. B. Yeats walk WILLIAM WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE wind wings wonder