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Page 101
... poems , where Herbert's perspective shifts rapidly between Christ , the physical church , the body of Christians and the self . Clusters of poems follow on the Easter Season , catechismal topics , church architecture and services , and ...
... poems , where Herbert's perspective shifts rapidly between Christ , the physical church , the body of Christians and the self . Clusters of poems follow on the Easter Season , catechismal topics , church architecture and services , and ...
Page 105
... poems both express a personal drama and serve as a model for spiritual progress , Crashaw's verse draws the reader out of the self into an elevation of spirit . There is little interest in Hell , pre- destination or death ( except in ...
... poems both express a personal drama and serve as a model for spiritual progress , Crashaw's verse draws the reader out of the self into an elevation of spirit . There is little interest in Hell , pre- destination or death ( except in ...
Page 129
... poems about ' his Booke ' . Sprinkled throughout the book there are many poems treating of art and literature . Herrick praises Mildmay Fane , John Denham , John Hall , John Selden , William Alabaster and ' Saint Ben ' Jonson to whom six ...
... poems about ' his Booke ' . Sprinkled throughout the book there are many poems treating of art and literature . Herrick praises Mildmay Fane , John Denham , John Hall , John Selden , William Alabaster and ' Saint Ben ' Jonson to whom six ...
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