The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 2)
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The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, includes many notable religious and devotional poems and hymns from across the centuries, covering subjects such as the human experience; death; immortality; and Heaven. It also includes notable excerpts from John Milton's Paradise Lost and Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. - Summary by Tomas Peter (5 hr 20 min)
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Intercession and Redemption: From 'Paradise Lost,' Book XI by John Milton
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The Departure from Paradise: From 'Paradise Lost,' Book XII by John Milton
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Dallying with Temptation: From the First Part of 'Wallenstein,' Act III. Sc. 4 …
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Frankford's Soliloquy: From 'A Woman Killed with Kindness' by Thomas Heywood
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The Foolish Virgins: From 'Idylls of the King: Guinevere' by Alfred, Lord Tenny…
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Lines found in his Bible in the Gate-house at Westminster by Sir Walter Raleigh
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Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood by Willia…
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Matter and Man Immortal: From 'Night Thoughts,' Night VI by Dr. Edward Young
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Life: From 'Festus,' Scene: 'A Country Town' by Philip James Bailey
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The Ministry of Angels: From 'The Faërie Queene,' Book II. Canto 8 by Edmund Sp…
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The New Jerusalem; or, The Soul's Breathing after the Heavenly Country by Anony…
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Inscription over the Gate: From 'The Divine Comedy: Hell,' Canto III by Dante A…
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Prayer: From 'The Divine Comedy: Purgatory,' Canto VI by Dante Alighieri
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Prayer of Penitents: From 'The Divine Comedy: Purgatory,' Canto XI by Dante Ali…
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Man's Free-Will: From 'The Divine Comedy: Purgatory,' Canto XVI by Dante Alighi…
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Fire of Purification: From 'The Divine Comedy: Purgatory,' Canto XXVII by Dante…
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Sin and Redemption: From 'The Divine Comedy: Paradise,' Canto VII by Dante Alig…
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The Saints in Glory: From 'The Divine Comedy: Paradise,' Canto XXXI by Dante Al…
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