St. John in Patmos: a poem, by one of the old living poets of Great-Britain [W.L. Bowles.]. |
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... Patmos ; ' and in 1837 a volume en- titled , ' Scenes and Shadows of Days Departed , a Narrative ; besides ' The Village Ver Verse - Book , ' a very popular selection of simple poetry . " The events of this gentleman's private and ...
... Patmos ; ' and in 1837 a volume en- titled , ' Scenes and Shadows of Days Departed , a Narrative ; besides ' The Village Ver Verse - Book , ' a very popular selection of simple poetry . " The events of this gentleman's private and ...
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... Patmos , ' ' Placed far amid the melancholy main . ' He is more at home in the beautiful than in the sublime - more a Warton than a Milton — and may be rather likened to a bee murmuring her dim music in the bells of flowers , than to an ...
... Patmos , ' ' Placed far amid the melancholy main . ' He is more at home in the beautiful than in the sublime - more a Warton than a Milton — and may be rather likened to a bee murmuring her dim music in the bells of flowers , than to an ...
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William Lisle Bowles. Jny - 18-1833 ST . JOHN IN PATMOS : A Poem . A Poem . BY ONE OF THE OLD LIVING POETS Fezoni He Author.
William Lisle Bowles. Jny - 18-1833 ST . JOHN IN PATMOS : A Poem . A Poem . BY ONE OF THE OLD LIVING POETS Fezoni He Author.
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... PATMOS , FOR THE WORD OF GOD , AND THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST , " Revelations i . 9 . LONDON : J. MURRAY , ALBEMARLE - STREET . PRINTED BY H. E. CARRINGTON , CHRONICLE OFFICE , BATH . MDCCCXXXII . 377 PREFACE . In a late Edinburgh ...
... PATMOS , FOR THE WORD OF GOD , AND THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST , " Revelations i . 9 . LONDON : J. MURRAY , ALBEMARLE - STREET . PRINTED BY H. E. CARRINGTON , CHRONICLE OFFICE , BATH . MDCCCXXXII . 377 PREFACE . In a late Edinburgh ...
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... Patmos were converted to Christianity by the banished Evangelist . The subject is peculiarly in unison with the aspect of the times ; but it seems extra- ordinary that it should not , long since , have engaged the attention of the poet ...
... Patmos were converted to Christianity by the banished Evangelist . The subject is peculiarly in unison with the aspect of the times ; but it seems extra- ordinary that it should not , long since , have engaged the attention of the poet ...
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Ægean altar amid Angel pour'd Apostle Art thou beautiful behold beneath blood Bremhill bright brow Cæsar cave Celts Cherubim child Christian clouds cried Cybele Cyclades Cyprus dark dead death deep Domitian dost thou e'en earth Ephesus Epicurus Euripides Evodias eyes fall'n flow'rs Gallienus gaz'd glorious glory grey grey dawn hair hand Hark hath heard heav'n hills isle Jerusalem JESUS CHRIST John answer'd John heard JOHN IN PATMOS John saw Josephus KING Lamb LAMB OF GOD last pilgrimage lift light living lonely look look'd Lord mighty morning mountains night o'er open'd pass'd Paul peace poet pour'd his vial pow'r pray'r rais'd reach'd rest Revelations rocks Roman sea of glass seal seem'd sev'n shadows shore shout silent sitteth sleep smoke spoke stood STRANGER tears temple thee thou hast thro Throne tow'rs trembling trump turn'd vision voice wept wind
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