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John Donne: Prayer V. Solus adest
PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who calledst down fire from heaven upon the sinful cities but once, and openedst the earth to swallow the murmurers but once, and threwest…John Donne: Prayer XVI. Et properare meum clamant
PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, who having consecrated our living bodies to thine own Spirit, and made us temples of the Holy Ghost, dost also require a respect to be given…John Donne: Prayer XXII. Sit morbi fomes tibi cura.
PrayerJohn Donne O ETERNAL and most gracious God, the God of security, and the enemy of security too, who wouldst have us always sure of thy love, and yet wouldst have us always doing…The Devil's Dictionary: Sycophant
by Ambrose Bierce SUFFRAGESYLLOGISMSYCOPHANT -n. One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor. As the…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXII
Inferno: Canto XXIInferno: Canto XXIIIInferno: Canto XXII I have erewhile seen horsemen moving camp, Begin the storming, and their muster make, And sometimes starting off for their…The Divine Comedy: Inferno: Canto XXIV
Inferno: Canto XXIIIInferno: Canto XXVInferno: Canto XXIV In that part of the youthful year wherein The Sun his locks beneath Aquarius tempers, And now the nights draw near to half the…Luke: 13
Luke Chapter 13 1 There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answering said unto…Luke: 5
Luke Chapter 5 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake:…Sirach: 39
Sirach Chapter 39 1 But he that giveth his mind to the law of the most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied…Richard Burton: The Song of the Unsuccessful
The Song of the UnsuccessfulRichard BurtonWe are the toilers from whom God barred The gifts that are good to hold. We meant full well and we tried full hard, And our failures were manifold.…Trending
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