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... Possessing the kingdom of heaven , Pearl possesses the total form of herself . I , who am wholly His , am thereby wholly my own : my Lorde þe Lombe þur3 hys godhede , He toke myself to hys maryage , Corounde me quene in blysse to brede ...
... Possessing the kingdom of heaven , Pearl possesses the total form of herself . I , who am wholly His , am thereby wholly my own : my Lorde þe Lombe þur3 hys godhede , He toke myself to hys maryage , Corounde me quene in blysse to brede ...
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... Possessing the poem , we possess the final and infinite form of ourselves . Unlike the dreamer , the poem as a whole expresses no horror at the reality of the body ; it is impossible to imagine a disembodied theology in the presence of ...
... Possessing the poem , we possess the final and infinite form of ourselves . Unlike the dreamer , the poem as a whole expresses no horror at the reality of the body ; it is impossible to imagine a disembodied theology in the presence of ...
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... possess and conquer earth . To win , he must draw Christ out and engage him on familiar terrain - the embattled space of the fallen world which lies " Be- tween two such enclosing enemies " ( III , 361 ) . But Christ is cer- tain of his ...
... possess and conquer earth . To win , he must draw Christ out and engage him on familiar terrain - the embattled space of the fallen world which lies " Be- tween two such enclosing enemies " ( III , 361 ) . But Christ is cer- tain of his ...
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the circle as figural space | 25 |
a fourfold | 129 |
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