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The poem is parodied in Series 2 of Danger Mouse in the episode "Bad Luck Eye of the Little Yellow God." Tony Randall reads the poem on the episode of The Muppet Show on which he guest stars. In an episode of the BBC sitcom Kiss Me Kate, the character Craig Chapman played by Darren Boyd begins reciting the poem with actions, but is prevented ...
Bolgia 3 – Simoniacs: Dante now forcefully expresses his condemnation of those who committed simony, or the sale of ecclesiastic favors and offices, and therefore made money for themselves out of what belongs to God: "Rapacious ones, who take the things of God, / that ought to be the brides of Righteousness, / and make them fornicate for gold ...
Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman.Though it was first published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing, rewriting, and expanding Leaves of Grass [1] until his death in 1892.
The Gate of the Year. "The Gate of the Year" is the popular name given to a poem by Minnie Louise Haskins. The poem was originally published with the title, "God Knows" by the author. Haskins studied and taught at the London School of Economics in the first half of the twentieth century.
The poem tells of a battered old violin that is about to be sold as the last item at an auction for a pittance, until a violinist steps out of the audience and plays the instrument, demonstrating its beauty and true value. The violin then sells for $3,000 instead of a mere $3. The poem ends by comparing this instrument touched by the hand of a ...
A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! [ 1] " She Walks in Beauty " is a short lyrical poem in iambic tetrameter written in 1814 by Lord Byron, and is one of his most famous works. [ 2] It is said to have been inspired by an event in Byron's life. On 11 June 1814, Byron attended a party in London.
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me. [ 1] " Holy Sonnet XIV " – also known by its first line as " Batter my heart, three-person'd God " – is a poem written by the English poet John Donne (1572 – 1631). It is a part of a larger series of poems called Holy Sonnets, comprising nineteen poems in total. The poem was printed and published for ...
Habakkuk 2:14. " God Is Working His Purpose Out " is an English Christian hymn. It was written in 1894 by Arthur Campbell Ainger as a tribute to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Edward White Benson. [1] The original music for the hymn was written at the same time by Millicent D. Kingham but a number of other pieces of music have been used for the ...