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... pearl and the sphere of heaven are “ endele3 rounde , " round without end . The roundness of the pearl recurs in its image as a seed , in the ripe grapes of the vineyard parable , and in the stones that the dreamer perceives as pearls ...
... pearl and the sphere of heaven are “ endele3 rounde , " round without end . The roundness of the pearl recurs in its image as a seed , in the ripe grapes of the vineyard parable , and in the stones that the dreamer perceives as pearls ...
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... pearl that the jeweler lost in the garden , the perfect sphere of God's presence , and the pearl revealed in the dreamer's vision of heaven are perfect circles , but the poem is not . The poem has the form of a pearl deliberately flawed ...
... pearl that the jeweler lost in the garden , the perfect sphere of God's presence , and the pearl revealed in the dreamer's vision of heaven are perfect circles , but the poem is not . The poem has the form of a pearl deliberately flawed ...
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... pearl ) suggests Boethius's famous description of eternity as the perfect and simultaneous possession of a limitless existence . As a symbol with a rich history of associations in patristic exe- gesis and lapidary writings , the pearl ...
... pearl ) suggests Boethius's famous description of eternity as the perfect and simultaneous possession of a limitless existence . As a symbol with a rich history of associations in patristic exe- gesis and lapidary writings , the pearl ...
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