WorkGeorge Herbert

Prayer (II)

Prayer (II) Inferred

InferredFuller’s words — “Prayer — the church's banquet; angel's age; God's breath in man returning to his birth; The soul in paraphrase; heart in pilgrimage; The Christian plummet, sounding heave…” — point to Prayer (II), but she does not give the work’s full title or author here; the identification of the specific work is the editor’s.

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“Prayer—the church's banquet angel's age; God's breath in man returning to his birth... The land of spices something understood.”
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Long verbatim quotation of Herbert's 'Prayer' spanning dozens of lines, a sustained passage implying the book was open.

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The Two Herberts

“The Two Herberts”

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“Prayer — the church's banquet; angel's age; God's breath in man returning to his birth; The soul in paraphrase; heart in pilgrimage; The Christian plummet, sounding heaven and earth.”

Fuller, Margaret. Art, Literature, and the Drama. Edited by Arthur B. Fuller. New York: The Tribune Association, 1869. · p31

Inferred Fuller’s words — “Prayer — the church's banquet; angel's age; God's breath in man returning to his birth; The soul in paraphrase; heart in pilgrimage; The Christian plummet, sounding heave…” — point to Prayer (II), but she does not give the work’s full title or author here; the identification of the specific work is the editor’s.