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  2. Batter my heart, three-person'd God - Wikipedia

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    There is no scholarly consensus regarding the structure of Holy Sonnet XIV; different critics refer to particular parts of this poem either as an octave and a sestet (following the style of the Petrarchan sonnet, with a prominent example being Robert H. Ray's argument [4]), three quatrains and a couplet (the division established by the English sonnet, an example being an article by ...

  3. Christian poetry - Wikipedia

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    In a forward to his poems, which many scholars believe was addressed to Southwell's cousin, William Shakespeare, the priest-poet wrote, "Poets by abusing their talent, and making the follies and feignings of love the customary subject of their base endeavors, have so discredited this faculty that a poet, a lover, and a liar, are by many ...

  4. Category:Poems about God - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Poems about God" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  5. The Hound of Heaven - Wikipedia

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    The poem is an ode, and its subject is the pursuit of the human soul by God's love - a theme also found in the devotional poetry of George Herbert and Henry Vaughan. Moody and Lovett point out that Thompson's use of free and varied line lengths and irregular rhythms reflect the panicked retreat of the soul, while the structured, often recurring refrain suggests the inexorable pursuit as it ...

  6. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep - Wikipedia

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    His Love to guard me through the night, And wake me in the morning's light amen. [3] ... As God has kept me through the night; And now I lift my voice to pray,

  7. Abou Ben Adhem (poem) - Wikipedia

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    "Abou Ben Adhem" [1] is a poem written in 1834 [2] by the English critic, essayist and poet Leigh Hunt. It concerns a pious Middle Eastern sheikh who finds the 'love of God' to have blessed him. The poem has been praised for its non-stereotypical depiction of an Arab. Hunt claims through this poem that true worship manifests itself through the ...

  8. The Book of Hours - Wikipedia

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    The suggestive musicality of his verses developed into the hallmark of his later lyric poetry, to mixed criticism. [2] The Book of Hours consists of three sections with common themes relating to St. Francis and the Christian search for God. [3] The sections are as follows: The Book of Monastic Life (Das Buch vom mönchischen Leben)

  9. Hadewijch - Wikipedia

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    Hadewijch's writings explored themes of divine love, spiritual experiences, and the union of soul with God. Hadewijch was one of the first mystic writers to put her text in Dutch. Each of her visions have the commonality of Hadewijch ascending to Jesus Christ while experiencing strong emotions that are almost euphoric.

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