But Men Loved Darkness rather than Light
The world's light shines, shine as it will, The world will love its darkness still. I doubt though when the world's in hell, It will not love its darkness half so well.
Richard Crashaw
The world's light shines, shine as it will, The world will love its darkness still. I doubt though when the world's in hell, It will not love its darkness half so well.
In four lines, Crashaw distills a bleak insight into human nature. The image is simple: divine light shines freely, yet people consistently choose moral darkness. The first couplet states this stubborn preference plainly, almost as a tired fact.
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