The Eclectic Review, Volume 3; Volume 116Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood C. Taylor, 1862 |
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Page 122
... Sacred poetry sees through the mystery , and exult- ing stands in the light of an eternity , made clear by the rays of revelation and the glories of the Cross . Indeed , for a true con- ception of the term sacred poetry , we will revert ...
... Sacred poetry sees through the mystery , and exult- ing stands in the light of an eternity , made clear by the rays of revelation and the glories of the Cross . Indeed , for a true con- ception of the term sacred poetry , we will revert ...
Page 129
... sacred poetry , we should find , first , that it is distinguished by its qualities . The qualities of poetry in general are the ways and works of nature - the earth , the heavens . But sacred poetry distinguishes between the subject and ...
... sacred poetry , we should find , first , that it is distinguished by its qualities . The qualities of poetry in general are the ways and works of nature - the earth , the heavens . But sacred poetry distinguishes between the subject and ...
Page 130
... sacred poetry . Another quality is vision . In other poets we would call this faculty imagination ; but in the sacred poet it is this and some- thing else . It is , indeed , the vision and the faculty Divine . It sees not merely the ...
... sacred poetry . Another quality is vision . In other poets we would call this faculty imagination ; but in the sacred poet it is this and some- thing else . It is , indeed , the vision and the faculty Divine . It sees not merely the ...
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