"Over me the billows roll, / Swallow up my sinking soul."
— Wesley, John and Charles
Author
Work Title
Date
1868
Metaphor
"Over me the billows roll, / Swallow up my sinking soul."
Metaphor in Context
But, alas! Thy threatenings sound,
All Thy waves and storms surround;
Over me the billows roll,
Swallow up my sinking soul.
(VIII, p. 97)
All Thy waves and storms surround;
Over me the billows roll,
Swallow up my sinking soul.
(VIII, p. 97)
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Provenance
Searching in HDIS (Poetry)
Citation
Text from John and Charles Wesley, The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, ed. G. Osborn, Vol. VII (London: R. Needham, 1869).
Date of Entry
05/31/2005
