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The Green Eye of the Yellow God. The Green Eye of the Yellow God, a 1911 poem by J. Milton Hayes, is a famous example of the genre of "dramatic monologue ", a music hall staple in the early twentieth century. [ 1][ 2] The piece was written for and performed by actor and monologist Bransby Williams. [ 3][ 4] It has often been misattributed to ...
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 ...
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.
A 17th-century powder horn. " Trust in God and keep your powder dry " is a maxim attributed to Oliver Cromwell, but whose first appearance in print was in 1834 in the poem "Oliver's Advice" by William Blacker, with the words "Put your trust in God, my boys, and keep your powder dry!" The poem is a dramatic representation of Cromwell addressing ...
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.
According to one Christian commentary of the Bible incident described, "Jacob said, 'I saw God face to face'. Jacob's remark does not necessarily mean that the 'man' with whom he wrestled is God. Rather, as with other, similar statements, when one saw the 'angel of the Lord,' it was appropriate to claim to have seen the face of God." [21]
Royal Oak (Trad. 17th C) " All Things Bright and Beautiful " is an Anglican hymn, also sung in many other Christian denominations. The words are by Cecil Frances Alexander and were first published in her Hymns for Little Children of 1848. The hymn is commonly sung to the hymn tune All Things Bright And Beautiful, composed by William Henry Monk ...
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 ...