black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Let us not doubt that God has a father’s pity towards us, and that in the removal of that which is dearest to us He is still loving and kind.

Abraham Coles

No counter proof can equal the force of that drawn from His attributes. It is an indecency and a calumny to impute to Christ conduct which requires apology.
ABRAHAM COLES

Attribute Calumny Counter Indecency Proof
Death separates, but it also unites. It reunites whom it separates.
ABRAHAM COLES

Death Despite Reunite Separate Unite
Who has not seen that feeling born of flame Crimson the cheek at mention of a name?
ABRAHAM COLES

Crimson Feeling Flame Hand Heart Rapturous Touch
Taking our stand on the immovable rock of Christ’s character we risk nothing in saying that the wine of miracle answered to the wine of nature, and was not intoxicating.
ABRAHAM COLES

Apology Character Immovable Miracle Wine
The rapturous touch of some divine surpriseFlash deep suffusion of celestial dyes
ABRAHAM COLES

Divine Rapturous Suffusion Surprise Touch
Much of our ignorance is of ourselves. Our eyes are full of dust. Prejudice blinds us.
ABRAHAM COLES

Dust Eye Ignorance Ourselves Prejudice
The weary Body, longing for repose, On the gained level of the day’s ascent, Halts for the night and pitches there its tent.
ABRAHAM COLES

Ascent Body Day Gained Longing Night Pitch Repose
I value science–none can prize it more, It gives ten thousand motives to adore: Be it religious, as it ought to be, The heart it humbles, and it bows the knee.
ABRAHAM COLES

Heart Motive Prize Religious Science Thousand Value
When hands clasped hands, and lips to lips were pressed, And the heart’s secret was at once confessed?
ABRAHAM COLES

Clasped Hand Heart Lip Pressed Secret
On eyes that watch as well as eyes that weep Descends the solemn mystery of sleep, Toiling and climbing to the very close
ABRAHAM COLES

Climbing Eye Mystery Night Sleep Weep
Thee, Son Beloved! of plural Unity Essential part, made flesh that mad’st all worlds.
ABRAHAM COLES

Beloved Flesh Plural Unity World
O loving woman, man’s fulfillment, sweet, Completing him not otherwise complete! How void and useless the sad remnant left Were he of her, his nobler part, bereft.
ABRAHAM COLES

Complete Fulfilment How Loving Sweet Useless Women
None of the prophets old, So lofty or so bold! No form of danger shakes his dauntless breast; In loneliness sublime
ABRAHAM COLES

Bold Breast Courage Dauntless Giving Loneliness
Eternity! How know we but we stand On the precipitous and crumbling verge Of Time e’en now, Eternity below?
ABRAHAM COLES

Crumbling Eternity Know Precipitous Stand Verse
The grave, where sets the orb of being, sets To rise, ascend, and culminate above Eternity’s horizon evermore.
ABRAHAM COLES

Above Ascend Culminate Eternity Evermore Horizon
He dares confront the time, And speak the truth, and give the world no rest No kingly threat can cowardize his breath, He with majestic step goes forth to meet his death.
ABRAHAM COLES

Breath Confront Coward Dare Speak Time Truth

Let us not doubt that God has a father’s pity towards us, and that in the removal of that which is dearest to us He is still loving and kind.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Let us not doubt that God has a father’s pity towards us, and that in the removal of that which is dearest to us He is still loving and kind.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Abraham Coles Quotes