George Herbert

George Herbert (1593–1633) was an English poet, orator, and Anglican priest. His devotional lyrics, collected in 'The Temple', are known for their metaphysical wit, formal ingenuity, and shaped verse patterns. Biografía ↓Más ↓

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Easter Song

I Got me flowers to straw Thy way, I got me boughs off many a tree; But Thou wast up by break of day, And brought’st Thy sweets along with Thee. The sunne arising in the East, Though he give light, and th’ East perfume, If they should offer to contest With Thy arising, they presume. Can there be any day but this, Though many sunnes to shine endeavour? We count three hundred, but we misse: There is but one, and that one ever.

George Herbert

Easter

Rise, heart, thy lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delays, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him may'st rise: That, as his death calcinиd thee to dust, His life may make thee gold, and, much more, just. Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part With all thy art, The cross taught all wood to resound his name Who bore the same. His stretchиd sinews taught all strings what key Is best to celebrate this most high day. Consort, both heart and lute, and twist a song Pleasant and long; Or, since all music is but three parts vied And multiplied

Biografía

Born in 1593, he was an English poet, orator, and priest. His major work, 'The Temple' (1633), includes poems such as 'The Altar', 'Easter Wings', and 'Love (III)'. The collection reflects his spiritual struggles and devotion. His poetry combines intense religious feeling with intellectual conceits. He frequently employed visual shapes, as in the pattern poems 'The Altar' and 'Easter Wings'. Common themes include divine love, sacrifice, and human frailty. His plain yet rhythmic language often turns on paradox and quiet resolution. Alongside John Donne, he is a leading figure of the metaphysical poets. His work influenced later devotional verse and is widely anthologized.

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