Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BRITISH CHURCH, by GEORGE HERBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I joy, deare mother, when I view Last Line: And none but thee. Subject(s): Anglican Church | ||||||||
I JOY, deare Mother, when I view Thy perfect lineaments, and hue Both sweet and bright: Beautie in thee takes up her place, And dates her letters from thy face, When she doth write. A fine aspect in fit aray, Neither too mean, nor yet too gay, Shows who is best: Outlandish looks may not compare; For all they either painted are, Or else undrest. She on the hills, which wantonly Allureth all in hope to be By her preferr'd, Hath kiss'd so long her painted shrines, That ev'n her face by kissing shines, For her reward. She in the valley is so shie Of dressing, that her hair doth lie About her eares: While she avoids her neighbours pride, She wholly goes on th' other side, And nothing wears. But, dearest Mother, (what those misse,) The mean thy praise and glorie is, And long may be. Blessed be God, whose love it was To double-moat thee with his grace, And none but thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...RELIGIO LAICI; OR, A LAYMAN'S FAITH by JOHN DRYDEN THE APOLOGY OF THE BISHOPS IN ANSWER TO BONNER'S GHOST by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD SANCTI DOMINICI PALLIUM; A DIALOGUE BETWEEN POET AND FRIEND by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE HIND AND THE PANTHER: PART 1 by JOHN DRYDEN THE HIND AND THE PANTHER: PART 2 by JOHN DRYDEN THE HIND AND THE PANTHER: PART 3 by JOHN DRYDEN AN ENGLISH CHURCH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER QUEEN ELIZABETH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A DIALOGUE ANTHEM by GEORGE HERBERT |
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