There is a third view that sees merit in both arguments above and attempts to bridge them, and so cannot be articulated as starkly as they can ; it sees more than one Christianity and more than one attitude towards paganism at work in the poem, separated from each other by hundreds of years ; it sees the poem as originally the product of a literate Christian author with one foot in the pagan world and one in the Christian, himself a convert perhaps or one whose forbears had been pagan, a poet who was conversant in both oral and literary milieus and was capable of a masterful " repurposing " of poetry from the oral tradition ; this early Christian poet saw virtue manifest in a willingness to sacrifice oneself in a devotion to justice and in an attempt to aid and protect those in need of help and greater safety ; good pagan men had trodden that noble path and so this poet presents pagan culture with equanimity and respect ; yet overlaid upon this early Christian poet's composition are verses from a much later reformist " fire-and-brimstone " Christian poet who vilifies pagan practice as dark and sinful and who adds satanic aspects to its monsters.

: And he used to repeat that sentence from St. Paul “ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God ,” and many other verses of Scripture, urging us thereby to awake from the slumber of the soul by thinking in good time of our last hour.

A treatise on poetry by Diomedes Grammaticus is a good example, as this work ( among other things ) categorizes dactylic hexameter verses in ways that were later interpreted under the golden line rubric.

It has been suggested that these were commissioned by Irene, as another sign of her good favor toward Theodore, although a commission under Michael I Rangabe ( r. 811 – 813 ) is also possible ; in any case, they were removed in 815 by Leo V the Armenian ( r. 813 – 820 ) and replaced by new " iconoclastic " verses.

His verses are not always melodious or carefully constructed but he often places key words for good effect and he employs linguistic devices such as asyndeton, familiar in common speech.

In the first book of his satires ( Poeticall ), he attacks the writers whose verses were devoted to licentious subjects, the bombast of Tamburlaine and tragedies built on similar lines, the laments of the ghosts of the Mirror for Magistrates, the metrical eccentricities of Gabriel Harvey and Richard Stanyhurst, the extravagances of the sonneteers, and the sacred poets ( Southwell is aimed at in " Now good St Peter weeps pure Helicon, And both the Mary's make a music moan ").

" Let not Fell ," writes R. South to Ralph Bathurst, " have the fingering and altering of them ( i. e. his Latin verses ), for I think that, barring the want of siquidems and quinetiams, they are as good as his Worship can make.

If he was really the author of the verses " To the Learned Shepheard ," signed " Hobynoll " and prefixed to the Faerie Queene, he was a good poet spoiled.

The conversations are full of literary gossip, and embody Jonson's opinion of himself and of his host, whom he frankly told that " his verses were too much of the schooles, and were not after the fancie of the time ," and again that he " was too good and simple, and that oft a man's modestie made a fool of his witt.

His poem, Mount Pleasant, was written when he was sixteen, and together with other verses, now forgotten, won the esteem of good critics.

In the context of the surrounding verses, it is apparent that the point being made is that what one believes modifies one's actions-thus true faith in God results in a desire to follow his instruction to love one another, and thus would result in good deeds. citation

It is repeatedly noticed throughout the story of her captivity, that Rowlandson relies heavily upon her puritan faith, often quoting bible verses to reinforce her descriptions of a world of dichotomies: punishment and retribution, darkness and light, and good and evil.

The first four verses state the core credo of Confucianism, that is, that human nature is inherently good, as developed by Mencius, considered one of the most influential traditional Chinese philosophers after Confucius.

Romani was considered an ideal match for Bellini, who is quoted as having said: " Give me good verses and I will give you good music ".

For instance, the hated antagonist of the epic, Duryodhana, is in many verses renamed " Suyodhana ", the prefix " su " meaning good, beautiful, and excellent.

There are even some Rap metal style verses thrown in for good measure, perhaps as a homage to Tairrie ’ s days in hardcore rap metal outfit Manhole.

Today it is particularly known in that regard for its use in New Year celebrations, where it is accompanied by chanted verses expressing the desire for good luck in the forthcoming year, for both oneself and others.

Rigvedic verses suggest that the women married at a mature age were probably free to select their husband, also after attaining maturity, if the family where unable to facilitate a good marriage the women can choose a suitable partner for herself.

The two concluding verses state that all men will be sorted out into groups according to their deeds, and they will see the consequence of everything they have done ; every atom's weight of good or evil:

* Sophocles: A famous tragic poet, he is mentioned here because his verses are evocative of the good times that will come with peace ( line 531 ) even though he has become as greedy as Simonides ( 695-7 ).

Quarashi popped up in July with a brand new song, " Mess It Up ", which featured Steini trading verses with underground Icelandic rapper, good friend, and member of the Icelandic rap group, O. N. E., Opee ( real name Ólafur Páll ).

* The song was parodied in The Two Ronnies skit The Plumstead Ladies ' Male Voice Choir, with funny verses such as: " Her old man, next to you / Needs a damn good talking to / Knick-knack, paddy-whack, now she's in the club / He's off boozing down the pub "; and " This old man, he played nine / He's as bad as your's or mine / Dick, Jack, Harry, Mack, Trevor, Doug or Mike / All old men are all alike.

Pitcairne was a good classical scholar, and wrote Latin verses, occasionally with something more than mere imitative cleverness and skill.

In quatrains or improvised quatrains, five-verse stanzas, six-verse stanzas, decasyllables and alexandrine verses, this popular poetry evokes themes related to love, luck, individual fate, and the city ’ s daily narrative.

Abrahamic religions believe God controls future events ; belief in luck or fate is criticised in Book of Isaiah chapter 65, verses 11-12:

He sang verses, the most repeated one said that evil luck would take his place if he was ever chased out.

Another famous medieval French writer, Rutebeuf, wrote a poem called Poèmes de l ' infortune (" Poems of the misfortune " — or bad luck —) which contains those verses:

Beyond its first verse, which is consistent, it has many historic and extant versions: Since its first publication, different verses have been added and taken away and, even today, different publications include various selections of verses in various orders.

Though gematria is most often used to calculate the values of individual words, psukim ( Biblical verses ), Talmudical aphorisms, sentences from the standard Jewish prayers, personal, angelic and Godly names, and other religiously significant material, Kabbalists use them often for arbitrary phrases and, occasionally, for various languages.

The interpretation of all of these passages are hotly contested amongst various schools of thought, traditionalist and reform-minded, and branches of Islam, from the reforming Qur ' anists and Ahmadiyya to the ultra-traditionalist Salafi, as is the doctrine of abrogation ( naskh ) which is used to determine which verses take precedent, based on reconstructed chronology, with later verses superseding earlier ones.

In addition to major works, the Báb revealed numerous letters to his wife and followers, many prayers for various purposes, numerous commentaries on verses or chapters of the Qur ' an, and many khutbihs or sermons ( most of which were never delivered ).

Distinct from the Jewish view, Christians believe the " anointed " one referred to in various biblical verses such as, and is the promised Christian Messiah.

The influence of these various doctrines is clearly evident in Kabir's verses.

Numerous scholars have drawn attention to various themes, episodes, and verses, that indicate a substantial influence of the Epic of Gilgamesh on both of the epic poems ascribed to Homer.

After the song started to acquire its informal status as the national anthem, various people wrote additional verses to increase the " Swedishness " of the song.

In this work various acrostic verses contain the name " Eliezer b. Nathan.

In eastern and middle Germany, congregations still continue the tradition of " Quempas singing ": separate groups dispersed in various parts of the church sing verses of the song " He whom Shepherds once came Praising " ( Quem pastores ) responsively.

However, the picture is complicated by modern doubts about the authenticity of the extant verses, some or all being dated by various scholars to the fifth or fourth century BC.

* Psalter ( Greek: Ψαλτήρ ( ιον ), Psalter ( ion ); Slavonic: Ѱалтырь or Ѱалтирь, Psaltyr ' ) A book containing the 150 Psalms divided into 20 sections called Kathismata together with the 9 Biblical canticles which are chanted at Matins ; although these canticles had been chanted in their entirety, having over time come to be supplemented by interspersed hymns ( analogously to stichera ) to form the Canon, the canticles themselves are now only regularly used in a few large monasteries The Psalter also contains the various " selected psalms ", each composed of verses from a variety of psalms, sung at matins on feast days, as well as tables for determining which Kathismata are to be read at each service ; in addition to the Psalms read at the daily offices, all the Psalms are read each week and, during Great Lent, twice a week.

Depending on how long they stay, the boys will learn various chants and recitations in the canonical language ( Pali )-typically the Buddha's more famous discourses ( Suttas ) and verses ( Gathas )-as well as Buddhist ethics and higher monastic discipline ( Vinaya ).

In a careful examination of these prose Aesopian fables, which had been handed down in various collections from the time of Maximus Planudes, Bentley discovered traces of versification, and was able to extract a number of verses which he assigned to Babrius.

This wit was taught with a form of oral tradition called the riddle, a collection of which were bound, along with various other gnomic verses, poems and maxims in the tenth century and deposited in Exeter Cathedral in the eleventh century-the so-called Exeter Book, one of the most important surviving collections of Old English manuscripts.

According to tradition, the Dhammapada's verses were spoken by the Buddha on various occasions.

The Vaishnavites ( who often translate deva as " demigod ") cite various verses that speak of the devas ' subordinate status.

In these instances, various Islamic prayers and verses are both taught and tested for.

In some of the verses before verse 40, Brahmagupta gives constructions of various figures with arbitrary sides.

This took place during a ceremony in which various Scriptural extracts were quoted, including, most particularly, the opening verses of the Gospel of John.

* a pamphlet suggesting Bible verses that may be of assistance in various sorts of trouble ;