Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BIBLE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "this book-this holy book, on every line" Last Line: "and earnest sighs, to read, believe and live" Subject(s): Bible;books;jews;religion; Reading;judaism;theology | ||||||||
THIS bookthis holy book, on every line Marked with the seal of high divinity, On every leaf bedew'd with drops of love Divine; ... this ray of sacred light, This lamp from off the everlasting throne Mercy took down, and in the night of Time Stood ... evermore beseeching men with tears And earnest sighs, to read, believe and live. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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