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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWO SERMONS, by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Between the rail of woven brass Last Line: To faith, -- to purity! Alternate Author Name(s): Dobson, Austin | |||
BETWEEN the rail of woven brass, That hides the 'Strangers' Pew,' I hear the gray-haired Vicar pass From Section One to Two. And somewhere on my left I see -- Whene'er I chance to look -- A soft-eyed girl St. Cecily, Who notes them -- in a book. Ah, worthy GOODMAN, -- sound divine! Shall I your wrath incur, If I admit these thoughts of mine Will sometimes stray -- to her? I know your theme, and I revere; I hear your precepts tried; Must I confess I also hear A sermon at my side? Or how explain this need I feel, -- This impulse prompting me Within my secret self to kneel To Faith, -- to Purity! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A GAGE D'AMOUR by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON A GARDEN SONG by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON ARS VICTRIX (IMITATED FROM THEOPHILE GAUTIER) by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON BEFORE SEDAN by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON DORA VERSUS ROSE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON GROWING GRAY by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW; IN MEMORIAM by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON IN AFTER DAYS; RONDEAU by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON THE BALLAD OF PROSE AND RHYME by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON WHEN THERE IS PEACE by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON |
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