Project Gutenberg 2009-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 81 Gurney, Alfred 1845 1898 A Christmas Faggot Produced by Bryan Ness, Louise Pattison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Christmas Faggot" by Alfred Gurney is a collection of poetic works written during the late 19th century. The book encapsulates the themes of Christmas, the Incarnation, and the joyous celebration associated with the birth of Christ. Gurney, who served as the Vicar of S. Barnabas', Pimlico, uses this compilation to share reflections that are both devotional and artistic, intended to inspire moments of joy and contemplation during the festive season. The poems within "A Christmas Faggot" cover various aspects of the Nativity and Christian life, blending pastoral imagery with theological insights. Gurney's verses present a deep reverence for the processes of birth, love, and the unfolding of divine presence in human experience. Through rich metaphors and intricate language, he explores themes such as maternal love, the significance of Christ's birth, and the everlasting hope found within the Christian faith. Each poem acts as an invitation for readers to reflect on the joy and solemnity of Christmas, ultimately leading to a celebration of love’s triumph over sorrow and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christian poetry Christmas -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 102697 102706 2024-09-12T05:42:49.221586 2023-09-12T09:15:57.908714 text/html text/html 102130 2009-01-20T15:45:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 205037 2009-01-20T15:45:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 214422 2024-09-12T05:42:53.589544 application/epub+zip 213474 2024-09-12T05:42:50.262565 application/epub+zip 88677 2024-09-12T05:42:49.774546 application/epub+zip 306064 2024-09-12T05:42:55.839548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327895 2024-09-12T05:42:52.985554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178925 2022-09-13T05:12:48.513237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61422 61198 2024-09-12T05:42:48.687583 2023-09-12T09:15:57.391704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 61323 2009-01-20T15:45:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24506 2009-01-20T15:45:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 61314 2009-01-20T15:45:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24482 2009-01-20T15:45:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19928 2024-09-12T05:42:55.973516 application/rdf+xml 31559 2024-09-12T05:42:49.863551 image/jpeg 4162 2024-09-12T05:42:49.818553 image/jpeg 205030 2024-09-12T05:42:49.235572 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog