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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT, by JOHN HENRY NEWMAN Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Prune thou my words, the thoughts control Last Line: Which bloom their hour, and fade. Subject(s): Religion; Service; Theology | |||
Prune thou thy words; the thoughts control That o'er thee swell and throng; -- They will condense within thy soul, And change to purpose strong. But he who lets his feelings run In soft luxurious flow, Shrinks when hard service must be done, And faints at every woe. Faith's meanest deed more favor bears, Where hearts and sins are weighed, Than brightest transports, choicest prayers, Which bloom their hour, and fade. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY |
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