Hymns And Spiritual Songs (book)
Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Fasts and Festivals of the Church of England, by Christopher Smart, was published in 1765 along with a translation of the Psalms of David and a new version of A Song to David. These poems were composed while he was in a mental asylum and during the time he wrote Jubilate Agno.
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