Festus, a poem [by P.J. Bailey]. By P.J. Bailey |
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... lost , restored , —of him all made ; — Life pre - existent ; and like marvels , much Unnamed ; one visible remnant of pure faith , The soul incoronating , when most eclipsed ; Most nigh gone ; these , the mainland of our orb , Might ...
... lost , restored , —of him all made ; — Life pre - existent ; and like marvels , much Unnamed ; one visible remnant of pure faith , The soul incoronating , when most eclipsed ; Most nigh gone ; these , the mainland of our orb , Might ...
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... lost upon him . Oh ! he grew Heart - deadened . Watching , warning vain , I fled Hither to intercede with God our Lord To bless him with salvation . Plead we may Always for those we love , by leave divine . And now thou summ'st all ...
... lost upon him . Oh ! he grew Heart - deadened . Watching , warning vain , I fled Hither to intercede with God our Lord To bless him with salvation . Plead we may Always for those we love , by leave divine . And now thou summ'st all ...
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... lost since here the clue of things . Meanwhile The more of death - chilled venom one can pour Transfusive into careless nature's veins , The more , mayhap , thou wouldst . When creatures stray Farthest from thee , then warmest towards ...
... lost since here the clue of things . Meanwhile The more of death - chilled venom one can pour Transfusive into careless nature's veins , The more , mayhap , thou wouldst . When creatures stray Farthest from thee , then warmest towards ...
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... lost for ever . On came the living vessel of all love ; Terrible in its beauty as a serpent ; Rode down upon me like a ship full sail , And , bearing me before it , kept me up , Spite of the drowning speed at which we drave On , on ...
... lost for ever . On came the living vessel of all love ; Terrible in its beauty as a serpent ; Rode down upon me like a ship full sail , And , bearing me before it , kept me up , Spite of the drowning speed at which we drave On , on ...
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... lost in life , life lost . Never were beauty , love , and woe so wrought Together into madness , as that hour . Then comes the feeling which unmakes , undoes ; Which tears up by the roots the sealike soul , And lashes it in scorn ...
... lost in life , life lost . Never were beauty , love , and woe so wrought Together into madness , as that hour . Then comes the feeling which unmakes , undoes ; Which tears up by the roots the sealike soul , And lashes it in scorn ...
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Page 58 - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.