Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREPAPATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 19, by EDWARD TAYLOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Look till thy looks wane, my soul; here's ground Last Line: Grave, where's thy victory? Death, where's thy sting? Subject(s): Puritans In Literature | ||||||||
Looke till thy Looks look Wan, my Soule; here's ground. The Worlds bright Eye's dash't out: Day-Light so brave Bemidnighted; the sparkling sun, palde round With flouring Rayes lies buri'de in its grave The Candle of the World blown out, down fell. Life knockt a head by Death: Heaven by Hell. Alas! this World all filld up to the brim With Sins, Deaths, Divills, Crowding men to Hell. For whose reliefe Gods milkwhite Lamb stept in Whom those Curst Imps did worry, flesh, and fell. Tread under foot, did Clap their Wings and so Like Dunghill Cocks over their Conquourd, Crow. Brave Pious Fraud; as if the Setting Sun: Dropt like a Ball of Fire into the Seas, And so went out. But to the East come, run: You'l meet the morn Shrinde with its flouring Rayes. This Lamb in laying of these Lyons dead; Drank of the brooke: and so lift up his Head. Oh! sweet, sweet joy! These Rampant Fiends befoold: They made their Gall his Winding sheete; although They of the Heart-ach dy must, or be Coold With Inflamation of the Lungs, they know. He's Cancelling the Bond, and making Pay: And Ballancing Accounts: its Reckoning day. See, how he from the Counthouse shining went, In Flashing Folds of Burnisht Glory, and Dasht out all Curses from the Covenant Hath Justices Acquittance in his hand Pluckt out Deaths Sting, the Serpents Head did mall The Bars and Gates of Hell he brake down all. The Curse thus Lodgd within his Flesh, and Cloyde, Can't run from him to his, so much he gave. And like a Gyant he awoke, beside, The Sun of Righteousness rose out of's Grave. And setting Foot upon its neck I sing Grave, where's thy Victory? Death, Where's thy Sting? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE JOY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP RIGHTLY ATTENDED by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE PREFACE by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 1 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 32 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 38 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 8 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 3 by EDWARD TAYLOR PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 56 by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: CHRIST'S REPLY by EDWARD TAYLOR GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE JOY OF CHURCH FELLOWSHIP RIGHTLY ATTENDED by EDWARD TAYLOR |
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