Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong Viking, 1985 - 351 pages |
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... Holy Sonnet bemoaning his ' blacke soule ' than in celebrating ' Christ's blood ' , which he mentions in the concluding couplet almost as an afterthought . This obsessive Christian guilt is not assuaged by Christ's sacrifice - rather ...
... Holy Sonnet bemoaning his ' blacke soule ' than in celebrating ' Christ's blood ' , which he mentions in the concluding couplet almost as an afterthought . This obsessive Christian guilt is not assuaged by Christ's sacrifice - rather ...
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... holy mourning blacke , And red with blushing , as thou art with sinne ; Or wash thee in Christs blood , which hath this might That being red , it dyes red soules to white . Holy ... Holy Sonnet IV JOHN DONNE Holy Sonnet VII Holy Sonnet XI.
... holy mourning blacke , And red with blushing , as thou art with sinne ; Or wash thee in Christs blood , which hath this might That being red , it dyes red soules to white . Holy ... Holy Sonnet IV JOHN DONNE Holy Sonnet VII Holy Sonnet XI.
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... holy like the Lord , for there is none beside you . In the heights of heaven is his throne of praise , And the hem of his train fills his Temple . Some on his left side and some on his right , Above him stand the seraphim . Among the ...
... holy like the Lord , for there is none beside you . In the heights of heaven is his throne of praise , And the hem of his train fills his Temple . Some on his left side and some on his right , Above him stand the seraphim . Among the ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
beauty beloved birds breath Camelot canst CHARLES CAUSLEY Christ Christian comfort CZESLAW MILOSZ D. H. LAWRENCE dark David Goldstein death divine doth dream earth ecstasy eternal eyes face fear feel fire flame GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory green hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven holy Hopkins Lady of Shalott light live look Lord meditation mind moon MOSES IBN EZRA mysterious mystic nature never night o'er pain Paradise peace Penguin Peter Levi poem poet poetic poetry prayer pure R. A. Nicholson R. S. THOMAS reality religion religious experience rose round sense shadow shine sight silence sing sleep solitude SOLOMON IBN GABIROL song soul speak spirit stars Sufi sweet tell thee things thou art thought thro tongue Transcending translated by David tree vision vocation voice WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Wordsworth