A figurative description of the procedure of Divine Love in bringing a soul to the point of Self-renun- ciation and absolute acquiescence Achild of God longing to see him beloved. Divine Love endures no rival Self-diffidence The acquiescence of pure Love Repose in God Glory to God alone + Self-love and Truth incompatible The Love of God the end of Life THE NATIVITY. POEME HEROIQUE, "TIS Folly all-let me no more be told Canals, and fountains, and delicious vales, THE NATIVITY. POEME HEROIQUE, "TIS Folly all-let me no more be told Of Parian porticos, and roofs of gold; Delightful views of Nature dress'd by Art, Enchant no longer this indiff'rent heart; The Lord of all things, in his humble birth, Makes mean the proud magnificence of earth; The straw, the manger, and the mould'ring wall, Eclipse its lustre; and I scorn it all. Canals, and fountains, and delicious vales, Green slopes, and plains whose plenty never fails; Deep rooted groves, whose heads sublimely rise, Earth-born, and yet ambitious of the skies; Th' abundant foliage of whose gloomy shades, Vainly the sun in all its pow'r invades ; Where warbled airs of sprightly birds resound; Whose verdure lives while winter scowls around: Rocks, lofty mountains, caverns dark and deep, And torrents raving down the rugged steep; |