The Lake
Lamartine's celebrated lyric poem, cited by Lacordaire among the greatest works of human poetic genius, surpassed by the psalms and prophecies.
Pope Clement VIII, Jerome's Prefaces, On Worship
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ON THE WORSHIP OF JESUS CHRIST IN THE SCRIPTURES.
— Lacordaire lists "Lamartine's The Lake with its waters, its shores, and his beloved" among the pinnacles of human poetry
"Lamartine's The Lake with its waters, its shores, and his beloved"