Verses on Various Occasions · Character
Moses
The fierce patriot turned meekest of men, who lost Canaan by self-will yet still points the way to a future rest.
supporting
Also known as Moses Moses
First appearance: XLIV: Moses
As a supporting figure in Verses on Various Occasions, Moses is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Cited as one who stayed the sin of the host in the Presence bright, demonstrating weakness as Heaven's might.
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In XXXVI: The Watchman: Cited as one who stayed the sin of the host in the Presence bright, demonstrating weakness as Heaven's might. Later, in XLIV: Moses: Moses is portrayed as the patriot who became meek, and later…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Divine and Biblical Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional and psychological peak occurs in the stanza’s shift from defensive rebuke (“O rail not”) to a pr…
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Moses appears across 9 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.
- XXXVI: The Watchman
- XLIV: Moses
- LIV: The Death of Moses
- Behind the Veil
- LXXX: Day-Labourers
- St. Gregory Nazianzen
- CXIV: Judaism
- CXX: The Married and the Single
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See Moses in XLIV: Moses