Quote#God & Faith
The world recedes; it disappears!
Quote byAlexander Pope · 1688–1744
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Dying Christian to His Soul (1712), Note: the last two lines are a quote of 1 Corinthians 15:55..
English (original)
The world recedes; it disappears! Heav'n opens on my eyes! my ears With sounds seraphic ring! Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! O grave! where is thy victory? O death! where is thy sting?
— Alexander Pope
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