Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 2D SERIES: 148, by EDWARD TAYLOR Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: My blessed lord, should I arrive unto Last Line: And fill the aire with songs while thee I chase. Subject(s): Puritans In Literature | ||||||||
My Blessed Lord, should I arrive unto That rich propriety that makes mee thine, If otherwise though thou thereto say'th noe. I am in a bad use indeed and pine. If I be thine thou then wilt set thine Eye Upon my feet their beauty thou wilt spy. In my returning unto thee, wilt say How beautious are thy feet with Shooes, behold Then thou indeed with praises give my way My feet do take, my thigh joynts like rich gold Adorned with Jewels gloriously do shine The work of an Artificers hand most fine. As I return to thee my errours fro Thou wilt mee see and say of Mee behold Thy feet all beautious with Shooes up grow Thy walkst more Shines than paths all pavde with gold. Thy beauteous Shooes all laid all ore so trim And jew'ld thigh joynts grace the way Walkt in. My walk to thee then in the Way of Faith And of Repentance where each step is filld With prints of Grace, of which our Lord Christ saith How beautious are thy feet with Shooes that guild Hath every step with wealthy grace inlaid Thy Huckle joynts with jewells glorious trade. Shall traitor Beckets tripping Slippers bee Dawbt all ore with Gold Lace, and studded too With precious stones? that every step that he Didst take that sun like Sparks from thence out flew? And shall Christs bride with brightest grace be graced With blacksome shew have her bright path defacd? Her Spirituall Shooes ore laid with Spirituall Lace Studed with spirituall pearls and precious Stones, Fitted to stick in glory's Crown where Grace Shines in't as brightest Carbuncles ever shown Which makes her path she walks in ware a shine As she walks to Christ, glazd with rayes divine. Her bright affections and Choice thought, her feet Shod all with grace, Choice Shooes indeed the best In Graces market had, good Cheape most meet For th'princes Daughters ware and all her Vests Are answerable thereunto. That bee All beautious for delight in heavenly Glee. These Shooes do make her walke to Christ appear More glorious by far than is Romes Street Stild Via Auri or triple Crowns costly Geare Or Bejemd toes of Emperours Passing great. How glorious with Shooes blest Madam sweet Thy thigh joynts buncht with Pearls so beautious keep. My Lord, may my Souls feet but wear such Shooes And my thigh joynts be lashed, such jewells weare, I then shall statly go and bravely Close Even with thyselfe and keep the way most fair. But every step will lined be with grace And fill the Aire with Songs while thee I chase. | 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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