Festus, a poem [by P.J. Bailey]. By P.J. Bailey |
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... vast , howbeit to finite mind , to him Omniscient , shadows show , not substances . Nothing can be antagonist to God . Let contest be ' twixt equals . He is all . Not less , to us , of limited potencies By ministry of evil , -whose ...
... vast , howbeit to finite mind , to him Omniscient , shadows show , not substances . Nothing can be antagonist to God . Let contest be ' twixt equals . He is all . Not less , to us , of limited potencies By ministry of evil , -whose ...
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... Vast glimpses of heaven's central light ; or , nothing ; Bodiless , spiritless . Be but ours conceived With adequate force , and lo ! we add a star To the serene of heaven . And for man's soul , As shown in actual , and in ultimate ...
... Vast glimpses of heaven's central light ; or , nothing ; Bodiless , spiritless . Be but ours conceived With adequate force , and lo ! we add a star To the serene of heaven . And for man's soul , As shown in actual , and in ultimate ...
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... vast Our soul - grasp , be content : the whole a fane Intelligible , conceive , the spirit which holds To whom , and his by whom , it is consecrate ; From whose porch , now through passed , is something seen , As in saintly shrine by ...
... vast Our soul - grasp , be content : the whole a fane Intelligible , conceive , the spirit which holds To whom , and his by whom , it is consecrate ; From whose porch , now through passed , is something seen , As in saintly shrine by ...
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... vast eternity , and to heaven Opening his boon design , God all foreshows Accomplished , grieves one angel still ; ' tis Earth's . An outline this of world - life which begun , Will end , and rightly , in heaven , and with God : God ...
... vast eternity , and to heaven Opening his boon design , God all foreshows Accomplished , grieves one angel still ; ' tis Earth's . An outline this of world - life which begun , Will end , and rightly , in heaven , and with God : God ...
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... self - sufficient shows , she makes Each day such vast advances through the world Inly and outwardly , that even now she aims Thee to dethrone ; and miracles all disproven As fabulous breaches of eternal law , Not now nor FESTUS . 13.
... self - sufficient shows , she makes Each day such vast advances through the world Inly and outwardly , that even now she aims Thee to dethrone ; and miracles all disproven As fabulous breaches of eternal law , Not now nor FESTUS . 13.
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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.