George Herbert: Sacred and ProfaneHelen Wilcox, Richard Todd VU University Press, 1995 - 211 pages |
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Page xii
... look back to the tercentenary commemorations of Herbert's death in 1933 , it is as though we now inhabit a different world . In 1933 , the presiding genii were those of T.S. Eliot and F.E. Hutchinson : the life of Herbert was still a ...
... look back to the tercentenary commemorations of Herbert's death in 1933 , it is as though we now inhabit a different world . In 1933 , the presiding genii were those of T.S. Eliot and F.E. Hutchinson : the life of Herbert was still a ...
Page 142
... disguising the extent of her present misfortunes , the poems look forward to better times , and they seize the unhappy occasion of her recent exile to praise Elizabeth's dignity in defeat . The faith in which the 142 TED - LARRY PEBWORTH.
... disguising the extent of her present misfortunes , the poems look forward to better times , and they seize the unhappy occasion of her recent exile to praise Elizabeth's dignity in defeat . The faith in which the 142 TED - LARRY PEBWORTH.
Page 166
... look at God sufficient to countermand God's gracious invitation to partake of the Heavenly meal : Love bade me welcome : yet my soul drew back , Guilty of dust and sin . But quick - eyed Love , observing me grow slack From my first ...
... look at God sufficient to countermand God's gracious invitation to partake of the Heavenly meal : Love bade me welcome : yet my soul drew back , Guilty of dust and sin . But quick - eyed Love , observing me grow slack From my first ...
Contents
Prolegomena | 3 |
Herbert and Kings | 33 |
Sacred Parody and George Herbert | 49 |
Copyright | |
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