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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHRIST, THE NAZARENE, by CONSTANCE CAROLINE WOODHILL NADEN Poet's Biography First Line: The copyist group was gathered round Last Line: "the face of christ, the nazarene?" Subject(s): Jesus Christ | |||
THE copyist group was gathered round A time-worn fresco, world-renowned, Whose central glory once had been The face of Christ, the Nazarene. And every copyist of the crowd With his own soul that face endowed, Gentle, severe, majestic, mean; But which was Christ, the Nazarene? Then one who watched them made complaint, And marvelled, saying, "Wherefore paint Till ye be sure your eyes have seen The face of Christ, the Nazarene?" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MEDITATION ON SAVIORS by ROBINSON JEFFERS COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS THE TRANSFIGURATION by EDWIN MUIR SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL A LETTER by CONSTANCE CAROLINE WOODHILL NADEN |
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