 | Carl Van Doren, Mark Van Doren - 1925 - 380 σελίδες
...and became one with Him. The first stanza contains some of the mightiest lines in English poetry : I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled...tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped ; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those... | |
 | Edward Aldridge Annett - 1925 - 264 σελίδες
...however we may explain it. An aspect of it is alluded to by Francis Thompson in the beautiful lines: "I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I...down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the midst of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated,... | |
 | H. F. Sampson - 1925 - 106 σελίδες
...instantly as never to perceive any logical strangeness in its position. For instance in the lines : " And in the mist of tears I hid from Him and under running laughter." the image presented in the last three words is so immediately apparent as to make us quite overlook... | |
 | 1926 - 780 σελίδες
...cruel is she! She left lonely for ever The kings of the sea." — Matthew Arnold THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled...tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those strong... | |
 | Clarence Edward Andrews, Milton Oswin Percival - 1926 - 320 σελίδες
...blossomy carillon 'tis of mirth To me; I see my slaughtered joy Bursting its cerement. THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled...tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped ; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those... | |
 | Eric Partridge - 1926 - 246 σελίδες
...first stanza of The Hound of Heaven exemplifies Thompson's daring religious tone and powerful writing : I fled Him, down the nights and down the days ; I...tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed slopes I sped ; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those... | |
 | Iris Origo - 2002 - 414 σελίδες
...Spina is not so much seeking God, as pursued by Him.' We even find Silone quoting the English poem: I fled Him, down the nights and down the days, I fled...fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind . . ,32 The theme — already expressed with unequalled eloquence by St Bernard — has many centuries... | |
 | Shiv Kumar Kumar - 2002 - 148 σελίδες
...staring at the dead man's face, lost in deep thought. The House of Heaven I fled Him, down the nights, down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the...him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind;... I sped... From those strong feet that followed. .. Francis Thompson Since I had lost my Volvo to Jane... | |
 | Calvin Miller - 2010 - 232 σελίδες
...never-ending pursuit of the human race. And how he does pursue us! Francis Thompson wrote so long ago: I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; 1 fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and... | |
 | 164 σελίδες
...Thompson's poem "The Hound of Heaven," which pictures Jesus as a dog relentlessly pursuing its prey. I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled...tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes I sped; And shot, precipitated, Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears, From those... | |
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I FLED Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaed hopes, I sped; And shot, precipitated,... 
