Classic and Contemporary Poetry
QUANTRAINS: THE INNER WORSHIP, by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN Poet's Biography First Line: By too much incense the idol is obscured Last Line: The heart outweighs all holy word and rite. Subject(s): Idols; Worship | ||||||||
By too much incense the idol is obscured, The pomp of worship blinds our feeble sight; The heavenly vision waits not our command, The heart outweighs all holy word and rite. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA A MODERN PREACHER by FREDERIC ROWLAND MARVIN |
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