Hymns of Faith and Hope
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DIVINE ORDER.
Tib first the true and then the beautiful, Not first the beautifiil and then the true; First the wild moor, with rock and reed and pool, Then the gay garden, rich in scent and hue.
“lis first the good and then the beautiful, — Not first the beautiful and then the good f First the rough seed, sown in the rougher soil. Then the flower-blossom, or the branching wood*
Not first the glad and then the sorrowful, — *But first the sorrowful, and then the glad; Tears for a day, — ^for earth of tears is full, Then we forget that we wete eN«t %“aA*
Not first the bright, and after that the dark, — But first the dark, and after that the bright; First the thick cloud, and then the rainbow’s arc, First the dark grave, then resurreotion-light.
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About this edition
- The words
- The author's text, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 7 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 4 places
- Google's notice on the digital copy (usage guidelines, "About Google Book Search") (17 blocks)
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- A preface, foreword or afterword
- The closing line "THE END." (read "THB END.")
- The bookbinder's label (Acme Bookbinding Co., Charlestown, Mass., 1984) (4 blocks)
- The scanning library's barcode
- A speck in the scan (19 blocks)
- Other material that isn't the author's