In the Beauty of the Lilies is a 1996 novel by John Updike. It takes its title from a line of the abolitionist song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Read more about In The Beauty Of The Lilies: Summary, Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV
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“a mind
That nobleness made simple as a fire,
With beauty like a tightened bow,”
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