 Poetry is itself a thing of God ; He made His prophets poets ; and the more We feel of poesie do we become Like God in love and power, — under-makers.  Festus: A Poem - Page 7by Philip James Bailey - 1845 - 416 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Philip James Bailey - 1852 - 578 pages
...those who use The interlinear version of the light ; Which is the spirit's, and given within ourselves. Poetry is itself a thing of God ; He made His prophets...become Like God in love and power, — under-makers. And song is of the supernatural Natural utterance ; and solely can Speak the unbounded beauty of the... | |
 | Midland-metropolitan magazine - 1852 - 676 pages
...be too widely read and pondered over, so true and so pregnant with meaning is it: — " Poetry is in itself a thing of God. He made his prophets poets : and the more We feel of poesy do we become Like God iu love and power — under makers. All great lays, equals to the minds... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...part, Still listen, still record; Sacred historian of the heart, And moral nature's lord. RM Milnes. Poetry is itself a thing of God; He made his prophets poets, and the more We feel of poesy, do we become Like God in love and power — under makers. Bailey. 498 POLEMICS. POLITICIAN.... | |
 | 1855 - 1130 pages
...them, Whose hearts have a look southwards and are open To the whole noon of nature." • • * * 4 Poetry is itself a thing of God, He made his prophets...of poesie do we become Like God in love and power, nndermakers.' 'All great lays, equals to the minds of men, Deal more or less with the divine, and have... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Quotations, English - 1855 - 610 pages
...eompell'd by wizard power of truth, And 'ray'd them round him from the ends of Heaven. Bailey's Festus. Poetry is itself a thing of God ¡ He made his prophets poets, and the more We feel of poesie do we beeome Like God in love and power — under-makers. Ituihsfs Feitus. God wills, man hopes : in eommon... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Quotations, English - 1856 - 624 pages
...eornpell'd by wizard power of truth, And 'ray'd them round him from the ends of Heaven. Bailey's Festus. Poetry is itself a thing of God ; He made his prophets poets, and the more We feel of pnesie do we beeome Like God in love and power — undrr-makera. Bailey's /-'< S/KS. God wills, man... | |
 | Philip James Bailey - 1860 - 404 pages
...I may earn that love More unto me than immortality ; Or to have strang my harp with golden string*. 1838. PROEM. WITHOUT all fear, without presumption,...of poesie do we become Like God in love and power, — under-makera. All great lays, equals to the minds of men, Deal more or less with the Divine, and... | |
 | 1860 - 444 pages
...truthfulness. A modern poet has beautifully expressed this idea in a Christisn .form, telling us that 11 Poetry is itself a thing of God; He made His prophets poets, and the more We feel of poesy do wu become i ' Like God in love and power—under makers." "We have read the previous portions... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 pages
...observation, and insight into all seemly and generous acts and aflairs. Milton. POETBY— Origin of. Poetry is itself a thing of God ; He made his prophets poets, and the more We feel of poesy do we become Like God in love and power. Bailey. POETBY— Besplendent Qualities of. Poetry has... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 752 pages
...all who love, who feel great truths And tell them ; and the truth of truths is love. Bailey, Fastus. Poetry is itself a thing of God ; He made his prophets poets, and the more We feel of poesy, do we become Like God in love and power — under makers. Bailey Festits. With eyes of wonder... | |
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