tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post9124671958329604388..comments2023-07-02T09:25:23.716-04:00Comments on A Wilderness Life: Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-17509195682810715002008-04-01T19:37:00.000-04:002008-04-01T19:37:00.000-04:00Ah, yes. Gerard Manley Hopkins. A great classic -...Ah, yes. Gerard Manley Hopkins. A great classic -- thanks for sharing it.Radagasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15008107925553904609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-68428407694842647182008-04-01T19:56:00.000-04:002008-04-01T19:56:00.000-04:00A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER.by John DonneI.WILT Thou ...A HYMN TO GOD THE FATHER.<br>by John Donne<br><br><br>I.<br>WILT Thou forgive that sin where I begun,<br> Which was my sin, though it were done before?<br>Wilt Thou forgive that sin, through which I run,<br> And do run still, though still I do deplore?<br> When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,<br> For I have more.<br><br>II.<br>Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I have won<br> Others to sin, and made my sin their door?<br>Wilt Thou forgive that sin which I did shun<br> A year or two, but wallowed in a score?<br> When Thou hast done, Thou hast not done,<br> For I have more.<br><br>III.<br>I have a sin of fear, that when I have spun<br> My last thread, I shall perish on the shore ;<br>But swear by Thyself, that at my death Thy Son<br> Shall shine as he shines now, and heretofore ;<br> And having done that, Thou hast done ;<br> I fear no more.Laura's Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-62419595277476762552008-04-01T23:07:00.000-04:002008-04-01T23:07:00.000-04:00Sorry to bring down the highbrow, spiritual tone o...Sorry to bring down the highbrow, spiritual tone of the post, but I wanted to let you know that Kate has joined the Bring Laura Down Under crusade! And you can stay at our place: I'll take the guest room and you can have my sheepskin-lined basket, or my sleeping place on the spare mattress under Nick and Kate's bed. It'll be swell... that's what you Americans say, isn't it? Swell?Pablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14284066660718119309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1525724897783215069.post-35523946439819402042008-04-01T23:28:35.989-04:002008-04-01T23:28:35.989-04:00Hooray Pabs! It's awful nice of you to volunt...Hooray Pabs! It's awful nice of you to volunteer your lovely bed.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926184833095262275noreply@blogger.com