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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LOST, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS
First Line: When christ is lost, man's pentecost
Last Line: And death's eternity.
Subject(s): Death; Failure; Dead, The
First Line: When christ is lost, man's pentecost
Last Line: And death's eternity.
Subject(s): Death; Failure; Dead, The
When Christ is lost, man's Pentecost
Floats derelict at sea.
When Faith is lost, man, tempest-tossed,
Can shore nor harbor see.
When Hope is lost, then too is lost
Hope's Star of Destiny.
When Love is lost comes chilling frost
And Death's Eternity.
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