 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,...  Poems of sentiment and reflection - Page 30181912Full view - About this book
 | Jessie Belle Rittenhouse - 1924 - 308 pages
...mother? And thou — what needest with thy tribe's black tents Who hast the red pavilion of my heart? THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I FLED Him, down the nights and down...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... | |
 | Clarence Edward Andrews, Milton Oswin Percival - 1924 - 624 pages
...draws me down their soundless intricacies! THE HOUND OF HEAVEN [Composed 1?91. — Published 1895.] I FLED Him, down the nights and down the days ; I...down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. Up vistaecl hopes I sped ; And shot, precipitated,... | |
 | Edwin Lewis - 1924 - 396 pages
...authority the man must at last recognize, or be broken on the very law which makes him what he is. "I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I...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,... | |
 | Bruce Weirick - 1924 - 272 pages
...Catholic mysticism — certainly the happiest fate to befall one of these disordered mystics or decadents. "I fled Him down the nights and down the days; I fled...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... | |
 | Bruce Weirick - 1924 - 272 pages
...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....those strong Feet that followed, followed after." Or along with the decadents, the religion of beauty school, and the Catholic mystics, we find those... | |
 | Edward Aldridge Annett - 1925 - 264 pages
...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...those strong feet that followed, followed after." Intuition is evidence of the working of the mind in the obscurities of the subconscious. We all have... | |
 | Carl Van Doren, Mark Van Doren - 1925 - 380 pages
...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...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,... | |
 | George Carver - 1926 - 504 pages
...little one." And he will smile, that children's tongue Has not changed since Thou wast young! 50 THE HOUND OF HEAVEN I FLED Him, down the nights and 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,... | |
 | 1926 - 780 pages
...loved one, But 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...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... | |
 | Clarence Edward Andrews, Milton Oswin Percival - 1926 - 320 pages
...endearment, No 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...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,... | |
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