...Silex Scintillans 'The Retreat' Happy those early days, when I Shined in my angel-infancy. Before I arted, 12061 Silex Scintillans 'The Retreat' And in those weaker glories spy Some shadows of eternity. 12062...

...ENGLISH (1566-16l8) The Retreat Happy those early days, when I Shined in my angel- infancy! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race,...But a white celestial thought; When yet I had not walked above A mile or two from my first love, THE CYCLES And looking back, at that short space, OF...

...equated with proximity to God: Happy those early days, when I Shin'd in my Angel-infancy! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race,...soul to fancy aught But a white celestial thought . . . Before I taught my tongue to wound My conscience, with a sinful sound, Or had the black art to...

...'The Retreate' (pp. 419—20). Happy those early dayes! When I Shin'd in my Angell-infancy. Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, Celestial! thought . . . In this innocence, the visible world had borne 'some shadows...

...Happy those early days, when I ' SliHied in my Angel infancy. Before I understood thii place Appoir,trd for my second race. Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a while celestial thought ; * *, * Before I taught roy tongue to wound My conscience with a stafnl sound...

...nfan C y : Legends of the Fall Happy those early days! when I Shined in my angel-infancy. Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race , Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, celestial thought; -HENRY VAUGHAN ' The Sufi teacher Hazrat Inayat Khan once remarked...

...came to treat the subject : Happy those early dayes ! when I Shin'd in my Angell-infancy. Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a while, Celestiall thought. ("The Retreate," 1-6) What is remarkable is not that Christian...