 I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years ; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped ; And shot,...  Poems of sentiment and reflection - Page 30181912Full view - About this book
 | Francis Thompson - English poetry - 1908 - 176 pages
...— Sole choice is this your life allows, Sad tree, whose perishing boughs So few birds house! THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I FLED Him, down the nights and down...the labyrinthine ways • Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears l .' I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated... | |
 | 1908 - 876 pages
...he is in every nook and corner of the world, nay in every nook and corner of the soul's whole being. I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled...the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes, I sped ; And shot, precipitated... | |
 | Roberto Bracco - 1908 - 156 pages
...soul from an angry and a jealous God, according to the picture which it has conjured up in terror. ' I fled Him down the nights and down the days; I fled...down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated... | |
 | 1908 - 1476 pages
...he is in every nook and corner of the world, nay in every nook and corner of the soul's whole being. I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled...the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes, I sped ; And shot, precipitated... | |
 | Laurie Magnus - English literature - 1909 - 448 pages
...the splendid appeal, the uncompromised, esoteric truth, of this ode, ever growing on his conviction : I fled Him, down the nights and down the days ; I...the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. The imagery is as lofty as the thought is... | |
 | Laurie Magnus - English literature - 1909 - 440 pages
...the splendid appeal, the uncompromised, esoteric truth, of this ode, ever growing on his conviction : I fled Him, down the nights and down the days ; I...Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind ; and hi the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. The imagery is as lofty as the thought... | |
 | Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly - Spain - 1910 - 490 pages
...completely to relinquish a future of international influence; relentlessly the heavenly Feet pursued: " I fled Him, down the nights and down the days ; I...strong Feet that followed, followed after. But with unhurried chase, And unperturbed pace, Deliberate speed, Majestic instancy, They beat — and a Voice... | |
 | Louis Albert Banks - Bible - 1910 - 392 pages
...he speaks of conscience and the voice of conscience as if it were a hound, perpetually chasing him: I fled him down the nights and down the days; I fled...him, and under running laughter Up vistaed hopes I fled ; And shot precipitated Adown Titanic glooms of chasm 'd fears, From those strong feet that followed,... | |
 | Edward Mortimer Chapman - English literature - 1910 - 720 pages
...special and elaborate publication in America as his most characteristic utterance. It begins : — I fled Him down the nights and down the days ; I fled...tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. 1 Compare the criticism of Mr. William Archer, in Poets of the Younger Generation, pp. 328-329. Up... | |
 | Francis Thompson - 1910 - 178 pages
...— Sole choice is this your life allows, Sad tree, whose perishing boughs So few birds house ! , THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I FLED Him, down the nights and down...down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated... | |
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