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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES (2), by GEORGE HERBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: Oh that I knew how all thy lights combine
Last Line: This book of starres lights to eternall blisse.
Variant Title(s): The H.scriptures (ii)
First Line: Oh that I knew how all thy lights combine
Last Line: This book of starres lights to eternall blisse.
Variant Title(s): The H.scriptures (ii)
OH that I knew how all thy lights combine,
And the configurations of their glorie!
Seeing not only how each verse doth shine,
But all the constellations of the storie.
This verse marks that, and both do make a motion
Unto a third, that ten leaves off doth lie;
Then as dispersed herbs do match a potion,
These three make up some Christians destinie.
Such are thy secrets, which my life makes good,
And comments on thee: for in ev'ry thing
Thy words do finde me out, and parallels bring,
And in another make me understood.
Starres are poore books, and oftentimes do misse:
This book of starres lights to eternall blisse.
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