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To appreciate heaven well
'Tis good for a man to have some fifteen minutes of hell.
To appreciate heaven well
'Tis good for a man to have some fifteen minutes of hell.
God keeps a niche
In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit
He brake them to our read more
God keeps a niche
In Heaven, to hold our idols; and albeit
He brake them to our faces, and denied
That our close kisses should impair their white,--
I know we shall behold them raised, complete,
The dust swept from their beauty, glorified,
New Memnons singing in the great God-light.
Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.
Since Heaven's eternal year is thine.
In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.
In hope to merit Heaven by making earth a Hell.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven.
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to read more
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God.
Spend in pure converse our eternal day;
Think each in each, immediately wise;
Learn all we lacked read more
Spend in pure converse our eternal day;
Think each in each, immediately wise;
Learn all we lacked before; hear, know, and say
What this tumultuous body now denies;
And feel, who have laid our groping hands away;
And see, no longer blinded by our eyes.
Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.
Heaven has a road, but no one travels it; Hell has no gate but men will dig to get there.
All places are distant from heaven alike.
All places are distant from heaven alike.
