Some, she knew, looked upon Thompson almost as a saint, but others read in `` The Hound Of Heaven '' what they took to be the confessions of a great sinner, who, like Oscar Wilde, had -- as one pious writer later put it -- thrown himself `` on the swelling wave of every passion ''.

The " Hound of Heaven " is a 182-line poem written by English poet Francis Thompson ( 1859-1907 ).

Titled, A Pictorial Sequence Painted by R. H. Ives Gammell Based on The Hound of Heaven, it is considered Gammell's magnum opus.

* The Christian alternative rock band Daniel Amos wrote a song titled Hound of Heaven on their 1978 album Horrendous Disc that is based on the Thompson poem.

* Christian artist Michael Card wrote a song " Hound of Heaven ," basing the lyrics on parts of Thompson's poem.

* " The Hound of Heaven " is the title of the fifth chapter in Robert L. Short's 1965 book The Gospel According to Peanuts where he describes Snoopy as a " little Christ " carrying out " Christ's ambivalent work of humbling the exalted and exalting the humble.

* Canadian Poet Phyllis Webb references " The Hound of Heaven " in her poem " Poetics Against the Angel of Death.

* Paramhansa Yogananda, the great Indian spiritual master, included " The Hound of Heaven " in one of his two albums, " Songs of My Heart ".

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* R. H. Ives Gammell: The Hound of Heaven by Elizabeth Ives Hunter

In their decision, which became known as " Brown II " the court delegated the task of carrying out school desegregation to district courts with orders that desegregation occur " with all deliberate speed ," a phrase traceable to Francis Thompson's poem, The Hound of Heaven.

In 2000 Norman sang " Hound of Heaven " on the Daniel Amos tribute album, When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos.

Some of the songs from the album, like " Hound of Heaven " were being performed by the band in concert as early as 1977.

The covers sung by Norman were of his favorite Daniel Amos song – " Hound of Heaven ".

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His most famous poem The Hound of Heaven, describes the pursuit of the human soul by God.

::— Francis Thompson, The Hound of Heaven

* The Hound of Heaven and Other Poems ( 1978 )

I was having lunch not long ago ( apologies to N. V. Peale ) with three distinguished historians ( one specializing in the European Middle Ages, one in American history, and one in the Far East ), and I asked them if they could name instances where the general mores had been radically changed with `` deliberate speed, majestic instancy '' ( Francis Thompson's words for the Hound Of Heaven's Pursuit ) by judicial fiat.

Others believe it was a cross from a miniature French pointer and a pinscher ; others claim that is was developed from the St. Hubert Hound, also a bloodhound, in the 18th century, and still others believe that they were descended from Basset Hounds, based upon their scent abilities and general appearance.

Presley's impact on him was likewise emphatic: " I saw a cousin of mine dance to ... ' Hound Dog ' and I had never seen her get up and be moved so much by anything.

The fake film was Dog of Norway featuring " Muki the Wonder Hound ".

In reference to the dish barbecued dog in The Hollywood Hall of Shame, the authors explain that it was " a snack which produced a mixed reaction among the representatives of an industry that had given the world Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Benji, Phyllis Diller, and Muki the Wonder Hound.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who once lived in Birmingham, may have borrowed Baskerville's surname for one of his Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles – which, in turn, was borrowed by Umberto Eco for the character William of Baskerville in his best-selling novel, The Name of the Rose ( Sean Connery played the character in the film based on the book ).

Elvis ' rock and roll version of " Hound Dog " was very different from the blues shouter that Big Mama Thornton had recorded.

In 1923, the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club was formed, and the Kennel Club granted official recognition to the breed.

Barks ' only other story to have McDuck Castle was in The Hound of the Whiskervilles.

In 1993, the Memphis Hound Dogs was a proposed NFL expansion that was passed over in favor of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers.

The Kooikerhondje or Kooiker Hound, is a small spaniel-type breed of dog of Dutch ancestry that was originally used as a working dog, particularly in duck hunting and tolling.

In the anime series Sherlock Hound Moriarty was an anthropomorphic wolf, and was more of a comical role.

In some versions of the story Lug was born as one of triplets, and his father, Cian (" Distance "), is often mentioned in the same breath as his brothers Cú (" Hound ") and Cethen ( meaning unknown ), who nonetheless have no stories of their own.

One of his most notable roles was Sir Henry Baskerville in the 1939 Sherlock Holmes film The Hound of the Baskervilles.

One of these was Daws Butler, known for voicing characters such as Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Elroy Jetson and Yogi Bear.

He was the author of " Farmer Takes a Wife ," " The Fastest Hound Dog in the State of Maine ," and " Tales From Rhapsody Home, What They Don't Tell You About Senior Living.

" When Presley recorded " Hound Dog " a few months later, he had taken over the role of producer, using what he learned at Sun Records ( although Sholes was still credited ) and decided not to use echo.

Late in 1973 a second Alert Parking Ramp (" Christmas Tree ") was added across the runway from the original facility, the 416th Bombardment Wing from Griffiss AFB, NY maintained two B-52G ’ s with AGM-28B Hound Dog Missiles and two KC-135A aircraft along with two KC-135 Aircraft from the 380th Bombardment Wing at Plattsburgh AFB, NY.

Later on, he sang a nearly four minute long version of " Hound Dog " and was shown in full the entire song.

Although much has been made of the fact that Elvis was shown only from the waist up, except for the short section of " Hound Dog ", all of the songs on this show were ballads.

Another possible source material was Hokey Wolf, a segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show, which also had parallels to The Phil Silvers Show.