The Complete English PoemsPenguin UK, 7. okt 2004 - 512 pages George Herbert combined the intellectual and the spiritual, the humble and the divine, to create some of the most moving devotional poetry in the English language. His deceptively simple verse uses the ingenious arguments typical of seventeenth-century 'metaphysical' poets, and unusual imagery drawn from musical structures, the natural world and domestic activity to explore a mosaic of Biblical themes. From the wit and wordplay of 'The Pulley' and the formal experimentation of 'Easter Wings' and 'Paradise', to the intense, highly personal relationship between man and God portrayed in 'The Collar' and 'Redemption', the works collected here show the transcendental power of divine love. |
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... present clearly enough in spite of the poet's even temper and modest level of energy . For example , we sometimes overlook the fact that a poem such as " The Forerunners ' is itself a forerunner of the dramatic monologue which we ...
... present clearly enough in spite of the poet's even temper and modest level of energy . For example , we sometimes overlook the fact that a poem such as " The Forerunners ' is itself a forerunner of the dramatic monologue which we ...
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... . We conclude all with his own Motto, with which he used to conclude all things that might seem to tend any way to his own honour: Less than the least of God's mercies. The Dedication Lord , my first fruits present themselves to.
... . We conclude all with his own Motto, with which he used to conclude all things that might seem to tend any way to his own honour: Less than the least of God's mercies. The Dedication Lord , my first fruits present themselves to.
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George Herbert. The Dedication Lord , my first fruits present themselves to thee ; Yet not mine neither : for from thee they came , And must return . Accept of them and me , And make us strive , who shall sing best thy name . Turn their ...
George Herbert. The Dedication Lord , my first fruits present themselves to thee ; Yet not mine neither : for from thee they came , And must return . Accept of them and me , And make us strive , who shall sing best thy name . Turn their ...
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... say, I care not, those I give for lost; And to instruct them, 'twill not quit the cost. 59 Scorn no man's love, though of a mean degree; (Love is a present for a mighty king). Much less make anyone thy enemy . As guns destroy.
... say, I care not, those I give for lost; And to instruct them, 'twill not quit the cost. 59 Scorn no man's love, though of a mean degree; (Love is a present for a mighty king). Much less make anyone thy enemy . As guns destroy.
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FURTHER READING | |
EasterWings | |
Sin | |
Modest and moderate joys are passing brave lines 24 where the contrast | |
Faith | |
The Holy Communion | |
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