The Christian Year

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John Keble was an English poet and Anglican priest who lived from April 25, 1792, to March 29, 1866. He was a leader of the Oxford Movement. The college in Oxford, UK, is named after him. Keble was born in Fairford, Gloucestershire, on April 25, 1792. His father, also John Keble, was the vicar of Coln St. Aldwyns There. His father taught him and his brother Thomas at home until they both went to Oxford. Keble was given a scholarship to go to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1806. In 1810, he got double first-class honors in both Latin and math, showing how well he did in school. He won prizes at school for both his English and Latin writings in 1811 and was made a fellow of Oriel College. He taught and graded at the University of Oxford for a number of years. Between 1824 and 1835, he was offered three jobs, but he turned them all down because he didn't want to be away from his father and only living sister. He was put forward to be provost of Oriel College in 1828 but was not chosen. The Christian Year is a book of songs for the Sundays and holy days of the church year. He had been writing it at the same time.

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Excerpt from The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and Holy Days Throughout the Year In reading the book once more with a view to this edition, I have been much struck with three points which justify a belief in its per manent value, and which may help those who wish to gain devotional aid from its use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.