Stephen Phillips

Stephen Phillips was an English poet and dramatist, who enjoyed considerable popularity in his lifetime. He was born at Somertown near Oxford, the son of the Rev. Stephen Phillips, precentor of Peterborough Cathedral. Wikipedia

A Poet’s Prayer

That I have felt the rushing wind of Thee: That I have run before Thy blast to sea; That my one moment of transcendent strife Is more than many years of listless life; Beautiful Power, I praise Thee: yet I send A prayer that sudden strength be not the end. Desert...

By Stephen Phillips
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09 October