Project Gutenberg 2017-09-08 Public domain in the USA. 171 Trench, Richard Chenevix 1807 1886 Chenevix, Richard The Story of Justin Martyr, and Other Poems Produced by Larry B. Harrison, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Story of Justin Martyr, and Other Poems" by Richard Chenevix Trench is a collection of poems written in the mid-19th century. This work features a range of poetic themes and forms, but central to it is the exploration of spiritual struggle, personal redemption, and the quest for meaning in life, embodied through the narrative of Justin Martyr, an early Christian thinker. The opening of the book begins with dedicatory lines that set a reflective and somber tone, expressing the author's desire to share moments of both personal sorrow and hope. Following this is the poem "The Story of Justin Martyr," which introduces a character reflecting on his despair and lost aspirations as he wanders by the sea. This character's melancholic introspection leads him to encounter an aged man who offers insights into the nature of sorrow and the possibility of spiritual renewal. The conversation reveals profound themes of human suffering and the search for divine grace, setting the stage for the deeper philosophical and theological explorations that follow throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poetry PR Text Category: Poetry 263938 2025-06-22T08:08:26.233065 text/html 244094 2024-10-23T02:37:29 text/html 156207 2025-06-22T08:08:40.664886 application/epub+zip 154964 2025-06-22T08:08:30.368917 application/epub+zip 115661 2025-06-22T08:08:28.216971 application/epub+zip 308871 2025-06-22T08:08:45.761856 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234525 2025-06-22T08:08:37.320917 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195464 2022-08-25T05:33:08.822544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151834 2025-06-22T08:08:24.762948 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132023 2024-10-23T02:37:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16026 2025-06-22T08:08:45.933836 application/rdf+xml 13056 2025-06-22T08:08:28.357928 image/jpeg 2226 2025-06-22T08:08:28.286971 image/jpeg 138103 2025-06-22T08:08:26.253971 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia