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... Christ's birth ) . The frozen " picture " of suspenseful silence ( stanza 4 ) is followed by a hushed sense ( line 64 ) of nature awaiting Christ's coming . Ovid's halcy- ons either suggest God's Spirit creating the world or the Holy ...
... Christ's birth ) . The frozen " picture " of suspenseful silence ( stanza 4 ) is followed by a hushed sense ( line 64 ) of nature awaiting Christ's coming . Ovid's halcy- ons either suggest God's Spirit creating the world or the Holy ...
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... Christ , whose power can truly respond to hu- man agony with mercy , not merely justice.24 The Christian consolation of the fourth part ( the apotheosis of 164-85 ) comes , then , not as a contrived conclusion but as the only possible ...
... Christ , whose power can truly respond to hu- man agony with mercy , not merely justice.24 The Christian consolation of the fourth part ( the apotheosis of 164-85 ) comes , then , not as a contrived conclusion but as the only possible ...
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... Christ displays a mastery of self that becomes more important than his mastery of arms . Rather than developing his physical valor , Christ has studied the word of God , thus sharpening his skill in confronting his adversary . It is ...
... Christ displays a mastery of self that becomes more important than his mastery of arms . Rather than developing his physical valor , Christ has studied the word of God , thus sharpening his skill in confronting his adversary . It is ...
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