The Immortal Hope

Author : M. C. Hazard
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ISBN 13 : 9781330969007
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book The Immortal Hope written by M. C. Hazard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Immortal Hope: The Witness of the Great Poets of All Ages to the Life Beyond Among earth's wisest teachers, we give the first place to the poets. These are the men of vision, who see the open rift in the sky: who hear and understand the voices that fall over the heavenly battlements. And who, when the clouds stand upon the horizon, pierce through the darkness, and show us the sweet fields that lie beyond. In all ages, the poet has been the true consoler and guide, and teacher. He is not simply the interpreter of the beautiful, he is also the prophet of the eternal, and the herald of an invisible friend. It is given to the soldier to protect the people, the teacher instructs the state, the statesman guides the state. But the poet inspires us, stays our faith, and gives the clue out of the maze. What the philosopher cannot do, the poet, with his song and parable, has easily accomplished. The world owes much to Moses for his laws, but not less for his psalm of the brevity of life, the eternity of God, and the certainty of the realm that lies just beyond the stars. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.