Hound of Heaven E-book
Author: Francis Thompson
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Thompson, Francis (1859-1907) - English poet. A notably irresponsible and
sickly man, he became addicted to opium, attempted suicide, and was
hospitalized. He was nurtured and encouraged by the poet Alice Meynell and
her husband, Wilfred, the editor who first published Thompson's work.
The Hound of Heaven (1893) - From Thompson's first collection, "Poems";
this is his best-known work. Opening lines: I fled Him, down the nights and
down the days; / I fled Him, down the arches of the years; ...
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