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TWO SONNETS: 1. CHRIST AND LOVE'S ROSE-CROWN, by                    
First Line: Yea, christ has many crowns; he has not this
Last Line: Kissed by the red rose of the mouth of god.


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Yea, Christ has many crowns; he has not this.—
The sweet unsearchable divinely pure
Scent of the rose of passion that can cure
All ills, and turn all woes to perfect bliss.
He has the Father's,—not the bridal kiss
Of God. Love kissed him on his forehead high:
But my lips met Love's lips and did not die:
Marvellous is the thought; deep peace it is.

Deep peace, surpassing rapture, perfect joy:—
O wondrous lips of Love that like a Rose
Swept o'er my mouth, my whole deep being glows
Yet with that memory no death can destroy!
Once was I, while alive on earth I trod,
Kissed by the red rose of the mouth of God.





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