But (when so sad thou canst not sadder) Cry;--and upon thy so sore loss Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder Pitched between Heaven and Charing Cross.
Yea, in the night, my Soul, my daughter, Cry;--clinging Heaven by the hems; And lo, Christ walking on the water, Not of Genesareth, but Thames."[7]
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[2] Compare the song of Mr. Valiant-for-Truth beginning,
[3] For these and other points of resemblance, cf. Professor Firth's Leaflet on Bunyan (_English Association Papers_, No. 19).
[5] In his latest volume (_Marriage_), Mr. Wells has spoken in a different tone from that of his other recent works. It is a welcome change, and it may be the herald of something more positive still, and of a wholesome and inspiring treatment of the human problems. But behind it lie _First and Last Things_, _Tono Bungay_, _Ann Veronica_, and _The New Macchiavelli_.
[6] Mr. Chesterton perceives this, though he does not always express it unmistakably. He tells us that he does not mean to attack the authority of reason, but that his ultimate purpose is rather to defend it.
[7] These verses, probably unfinished and certainly left rough for future perfecting, were found among Francis Thompson's papers when he died.
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