Classic and Contemporary Poetry
L'ENVOY (1), by GEORGE HERBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: King of glory, king of peace Last Line: Thrice blessed three in one. | ||||||||
KING of glorie, King of peace, With the one make warre to cease; With the other blesse thy sheep, Thee to love, in thee to sleep. Let not Sinne devoure thy fold, Bragging that thy bloud is cold; That thy death is also dead, While his conquests dayly spread; That thy flesh hath lost his food, And thy crosse is common wood. Choke him, let him say no more; But reserve his breath in store, Till thy conquest and his fall Make his sighs to use it all; And then bargain with the winde To discharge what is behinde. Blessed be God alone, Thrice blessed Three in One. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A TRUE HYMN [HYMNE] by GEORGE HERBERT CHURCH MONUMENTS by GEORGE HERBERT CHURCH-MUSICK [CHURCH MUSIC] by GEORGE HERBERT |
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