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“faith” across the centuries

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Bar length = percentage of poems in that cohort whose critique surfaced this theme. Click an era to focus the poem list below (click again to show samples from all eras).

pre-1500 1 / 28 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 9 1550s 0 / 89 1600s 8 / 176 1650s 1 / 57 1700s 1 / 34 1750s 2 / 162 1800s 18 / 683 1850s 32 / 939 1900s 13 / 1115 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1850s · 32 with this theme Show all eras

A Christmas Ghost-Story
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A Christmas Ghost-Story

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

Bereft
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Bereft

by Philip Bourke Marston · English

Philip Bourke Marston portrait

13 August 1850 - 13 February 1887 (~37)

Doubt
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Doubt

by Sir Lewis Morris · English

Sir Lewis Morris portrait

23 January 1833 - 12 November 1907 (~74)

Dover Beach
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Dover Beach

by Matthew Arnold · English

Matthew Arnold portrait

24 December 1822 - 15 April 1888 (~66)

Faith
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Faith

by Ada Cambridge · English

Ada Cambridge portrait

21 November 1844 - 19 July 1926 (~82)

Faith
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Faith

by Sir Lewis Morris · English

Sir Lewis Morris portrait

23 January 1833 - 12 November 1907 (~74)

Far from love the Heavenly Father
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Far from love the Heavenly Father

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Going to heaven!
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Going to heaven!

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Good Night
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Good Night

by Daniel Webster Davis · English

Daniel Webster Davis portrait

25 March 1862 - 11 October 1913 (~51)

He Never Expected Much
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He Never Expected Much

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

I gave myself to Him
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I gave myself to Him

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

I know that He exists
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I know that He exists

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

I Will Arise
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I Will Arise

by Christina Rossetti · English

Christina Rossetti portrait

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

It was too late for man
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It was too late for man

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Light in Darkness
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Light in Darkness

by Daniel Webster Davis · English

Daniel Webster Davis portrait

25 March 1862 - 11 October 1913 (~51)

Lines for a Picture of St. Dorothea
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Lines for a Picture of St. Dorothea

by Gerard Manley Hopkins · English

Gerard Manley Hopkins portrait

28 July 1844 - 8 June 1889 (~45)

Nature's Magic
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Nature's Magic

by William Canton · English

William Canton portrait

27 October 1845 - 2 May 1926 (~81)

Patience of Hope
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Patience of Hope

by Christina Rossetti · English

Christina Rossetti portrait

5 December 1830 - 29 December 1894 (~64)

Planting
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Planting

by T. E. Brown · English

T. E. Brown portrait

5 May 1830 - 29 October 1897 (~67)

Sarah Dewitt
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Sarah Dewitt

by Edgar Lee Masters · English

Edgar Lee Masters portrait

23 August 1868 - 5 March 1950 (~82)

The Black Christ
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The Black Christ

by Arthur Shearly Cripps · English

Arthur Shearly Cripps portrait

10 June 1869 - 1 August 1952 (~83)

The Book of Martyrs
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The Book of Martyrs

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

The Oxen
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The Oxen

by Thomas Hardy · English

Thomas Hardy portrait

2 June 1840 - 11 January 1928 (~88)

The Soul's Parting
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The Soul's Parting

by Dorothy Greenwell · English

Dorothy Greenwell portrait

6 December 1821 - 29 March 1882 (~61)

This world is not conclusion
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This world is not conclusion

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend
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Thou art indeed just, Lord, if I contend

by Gerard Manley Hopkins · English

Gerard Manley Hopkins portrait

28 July 1844 - 8 June 1889 (~45)

Till the End
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Till the End

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

To-Day
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To-Day

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox · English

Ella Wheeler Wilcox portrait

5 November 1850 - 30 October 1919 (~69)

Too Much
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Too Much

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

Triumph
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Triumph

by Emily Dickinson · English

Emily Dickinson portrait

10 December 1830 - 15 May 1886 (~56)

When?
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When?

by Susan Coolidge · English

Susan Coolidge portrait

29 January 1835 - 9 April 1905 (~70)

Youth and Calm
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Youth and Calm

by Matthew Arnold · English

Matthew Arnold portrait

24 December 1822 - 15 April 1888 (~66)

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