# Heaven — Verses on Various Occasions character guide

> Heaven in Verses on Various Occasions by John Henry Newman.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-epigraph

## Who they are

Personified realm of the blessed, often addressed.

## In the story

### [Snapdragon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/vii-snapdragon)

Mentioned as the source of approving power and the answering breath that gives the flower fragrance.

### [XXXII: Substance and Shadow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/xxxii-substance-and-shadow)

Invoked as the divine aid that assists the human mind in shaping outward things.

### [LXX: St. Paul at Melita](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/lxx-st-paul-at-melita)

Heaven is referenced as the divine source of aid and the entity to which one leaves the rest after doing one's part.

### [LXXII: Warnings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/lxxii-warnings)

Heaven is the sender of warnings before sorrow.

### [St. Michael](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/verses_on_various_occasions_se/chapters/clxxvi-st-michael)

Referenced as the realm of the imperial Bride and the Majesty of Heaven.

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